Hello my friends and family! I know it seems like it was just yesterday, but it is that time of year again....fundraiser time! I will be vague about the organization and fundraiser itself on this page, but will add a link for your perusal!
This is my organization's best time for our matches to have fun and interact with others from the community, and a time for the community to get involved and learn more about our program and the services we provide. As usual, I am doing my part for our office here in Goodland. We are quite honestly struggling financially right now, and this is the best opportunity we have throughout the year to get ahead. I'm asking that each of you take the time to think about our program and try to budget a donation into whatever you set aside for yearly donations. I can tell you that currently our program has 44 matches, with about 35 more children on the waiting list!! The funds raised from this event help us to continue recruitment of volunteers, expansion efforts, provide more training opportunities for our volunteers and more group activities for our matches and children on the waiting list, and carry insurance for each match we have! Trust me, it adds up quickly and we want to be able to continue serving the children in our counties for years to come!
So, if you feel so inclined to bless us with your contribution, you can make a pledge or donation by clicking one of the links next to the picture on my link. This site allows you to actually make a donation online via debit or credit card OR you can make a pledge and select to be BILLED after the event (which is in April). My own personal goal of dollars I hope to raise is $2500 this year! It's a big challenge, but I hope I can reach it...shatter it actually!
Thanks very much for your support, it truly means a lot and I want to thank you in advance for any support to can give.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Someone is trying to send me to the Looney Bin
I finally caved this morning. I just broke down and sent an email to Kraft Foods, which owns Post Cereals...to find out what the hell is going on with my Bran Flakes. Not only did my Wal-Mart quit selling them, but the Dillons in Liberal hasn't sold them for over a year. My parental units were here last weekend and we drove over to Colby. I made them go to both the Wal-Mart AND Dillons there and neither one of them had em. When they came up last weekend they were supposed to bring me a cooler full of meat (which they forgot to order so I could pick it up at Christmas- sorry, but I just can't buy beef at Wally World...it's too funky) but forgot...so they are taking it Janny tomorrow in Ulysses to bring up on Sunday when she meets Januea here. I know...I'm not sure how my parents put up with me either. I'm pretty weird AND very high maintainance! I don't mean to be...it just happens.
Soooo...I called Dad this morning and begged him to go buy me some at the Wal-Mart in Liberal because they still have been carrying them. He just called me laughing about 30 minutes ago to tell me....they don't have them either. THAT IS IT! NO MAS! THIS MEANS WAR! Okay, maybe not quite that, but close. He did say he'd drive to the other end of town and look at the Hispanic Market to see if they had them. I'm praying for at least 1 box. Surely God love me at least that much!
So after I hung up with Dad, I thought...SCREW THIS...I'm just gonna get online and order em by the case. I couldn't even find a place to do that! So I just sent them an email to the company telling them my sob story, how desperate I am, and how much of a lunatic it is making me. I mean, I got boxes of cereal for Christmas and was excited for the love of Pete?! No seriously, I ASKED for them for Christmas!!! That is NOT right.
Perhaps they'll feel sorry for me and give me a lifetime supply. Sigh....one can only hope and dream...(of crunchy, heavenly, tasty little bran flakes)!
Soooo...I called Dad this morning and begged him to go buy me some at the Wal-Mart in Liberal because they still have been carrying them. He just called me laughing about 30 minutes ago to tell me....they don't have them either. THAT IS IT! NO MAS! THIS MEANS WAR! Okay, maybe not quite that, but close. He did say he'd drive to the other end of town and look at the Hispanic Market to see if they had them. I'm praying for at least 1 box. Surely God love me at least that much!
So after I hung up with Dad, I thought...SCREW THIS...I'm just gonna get online and order em by the case. I couldn't even find a place to do that! So I just sent them an email to the company telling them my sob story, how desperate I am, and how much of a lunatic it is making me. I mean, I got boxes of cereal for Christmas and was excited for the love of Pete?! No seriously, I ASKED for them for Christmas!!! That is NOT right.
Perhaps they'll feel sorry for me and give me a lifetime supply. Sigh....one can only hope and dream...(of crunchy, heavenly, tasty little bran flakes)!
Dare to Dream???
I had a dream last week, as I often do, that was quite bizarre. For some reason I often have messed up dreams of mutilated babies and children or deformed ones with extra arms and stuff coming out of their foreheads. I'm assuming this is God's way of telling me, I'm weird enough and messed up enough on my own, I don't need to procreate. I have a dream like this usually once a month. It's been going on for years now. Although I certainly don't enjoy or appreciate it, I've grown somewhat accustom to the strangeness of it all.
Anyway, last week, I had a dream that was different. I was driving down a highway, but it was up high in the air. Similar to that of an overpass...but the entire highway was up, up and away. Not to out of the ordinary, perhaps. But the road was see-thru. The only sign that there was indeed a road was the yellow dotted center lines. There were buildings below, people milling around on their daily routines, and it was very hard to concentrate and focus on the driving and not falling on the invisible road I was traveling down. I don't know where I was heading or if it was important, I just know I was terrified of falling of the edge, hitting someone below, or the invisible road ending and me not realizing it, because...well, it was invisible to begin with. I was trying to watch for traffic on the same invisible road, but also birds and planes and shit in the air, and also was distracted by all the movement under the clear path I was on.
Does this seem odd to you? Does anyone else have random and crazy dreams? Do you read into them like I do? I see this dream as me feeling as though my life if heading down a path I'm unsure of, perhaps heading in a direction I should quickly change, but am too scared and paralyzed to attempt to alter the route. Hmmm.
Any thoughts?
Anyway, last week, I had a dream that was different. I was driving down a highway, but it was up high in the air. Similar to that of an overpass...but the entire highway was up, up and away. Not to out of the ordinary, perhaps. But the road was see-thru. The only sign that there was indeed a road was the yellow dotted center lines. There were buildings below, people milling around on their daily routines, and it was very hard to concentrate and focus on the driving and not falling on the invisible road I was traveling down. I don't know where I was heading or if it was important, I just know I was terrified of falling of the edge, hitting someone below, or the invisible road ending and me not realizing it, because...well, it was invisible to begin with. I was trying to watch for traffic on the same invisible road, but also birds and planes and shit in the air, and also was distracted by all the movement under the clear path I was on.
Does this seem odd to you? Does anyone else have random and crazy dreams? Do you read into them like I do? I see this dream as me feeling as though my life if heading down a path I'm unsure of, perhaps heading in a direction I should quickly change, but am too scared and paralyzed to attempt to alter the route. Hmmm.
Any thoughts?
Randomness
***I actually wrote this on Feb. 1st on my other blog***
Yesterday as I drove down the street and thought of another stupid thing I had just done, I said out loud to myself: "I am losing my minds!!". To which I then began laughing hysterically thinking, maybe that is the exact problem: Multiple personalities! I just hope no one saw me talking to myself, laughing, and shaking my head in pure amazement of my own weirdness.
Then, eating out with friends, I found the dill pickle slices on my plate, crunched away on a few and realized...pickles might just be one of God's greatest creations. Well, other than bran flakes that is!
If you read my previous post about my new way of doing Resolutions and Lent, you know that for February I gave up sweets and decided I was going to embrace my "singleness".... I'm already annoyed by it. And since it's not January anymore, I don't have to have a positive attitude about everything and can say...this was a gay idea and I hate myself today. Give up sweets?! What the heck? I thought I had said give up candy...but all sweets? I must have been delusional from lack of sleep when I wrote that nonsense! And embrace my singleness? What the heck ever. I'm going to be an old main, the ol' spinster, the scary old lady on the block, alone for the REST OF MY LIFE!!! Although I know this to be true, it doesn't mean I have to be happy or excited about it! Please. So right now, if I could clone myself and tell the original me to go to hell for writing that bullshit...I would so do it.
I've also decided that the next car I buy (which will probably not be until about 2025 cause I'm po' and will drive this one til it croaks), absolutley HAS to have butt warmers (which I was told to stop calling butt warmers, but that's what they are!) AND the automatic starter so I can start it from afar and it will be warm by the time I get in! I live in the frozen tundra people. I think it's only fair.
Other tiny snippets floating uselessly in my brain:
-I hate school.
-I should move back to Nashville.
-What kind of name is Mitt anyway?
-How the heck did someone think up marshmellows? (And when the hell are we going to have another smores party???)
-I think they should make a new version of Hee Haw and bring that shit back.
-My family is bizarre.
-Some people like Robin know far too many details regarding the oddities of the Thompson clan...taped butt cheeks, "shart" stories, whiplash from a frozen turkey, being the "dog's hind tit", etc.
-I hope my dogs are still alive.
-I think Januea should try out for American Gladiators.
-I think everyday should be Friday...or Saturday.
Yesterday as I drove down the street and thought of another stupid thing I had just done, I said out loud to myself: "I am losing my minds!!". To which I then began laughing hysterically thinking, maybe that is the exact problem: Multiple personalities! I just hope no one saw me talking to myself, laughing, and shaking my head in pure amazement of my own weirdness.
Then, eating out with friends, I found the dill pickle slices on my plate, crunched away on a few and realized...pickles might just be one of God's greatest creations. Well, other than bran flakes that is!
If you read my previous post about my new way of doing Resolutions and Lent, you know that for February I gave up sweets and decided I was going to embrace my "singleness".... I'm already annoyed by it. And since it's not January anymore, I don't have to have a positive attitude about everything and can say...this was a gay idea and I hate myself today. Give up sweets?! What the heck? I thought I had said give up candy...but all sweets? I must have been delusional from lack of sleep when I wrote that nonsense! And embrace my singleness? What the heck ever. I'm going to be an old main, the ol' spinster, the scary old lady on the block, alone for the REST OF MY LIFE!!! Although I know this to be true, it doesn't mean I have to be happy or excited about it! Please. So right now, if I could clone myself and tell the original me to go to hell for writing that bullshit...I would so do it.
I've also decided that the next car I buy (which will probably not be until about 2025 cause I'm po' and will drive this one til it croaks), absolutley HAS to have butt warmers (which I was told to stop calling butt warmers, but that's what they are!) AND the automatic starter so I can start it from afar and it will be warm by the time I get in! I live in the frozen tundra people. I think it's only fair.
Other tiny snippets floating uselessly in my brain:
-I hate school.
-I should move back to Nashville.
-What kind of name is Mitt anyway?
-How the heck did someone think up marshmellows? (And when the hell are we going to have another smores party???)
-I think they should make a new version of Hee Haw and bring that shit back.
-My family is bizarre.
-Some people like Robin know far too many details regarding the oddities of the Thompson clan...taped butt cheeks, "shart" stories, whiplash from a frozen turkey, being the "dog's hind tit", etc.
-I hope my dogs are still alive.
-I think Januea should try out for American Gladiators.
-I think everyday should be Friday...or Saturday.
Teethies
Let's take a poll.
How many of you actually brush your dogs teeth?
How many of you take your dog to get their teeth "cleaned" at the vet?
I have actually heard of brushing your dogs teeth, but in my entire life, I can say I have never done this, nor has anyone I know (that I remember). After my smaller dogs breath continued to get more and more fowl, I finally asked my dear friend Joy (the vet tech- poor gal- gets all my 9 million worried pet questions) if it could mean she has a bad tooth. She said yes, and I began what seemed like the never-ending battle with little Josie for her let me see her teeth. When I finally did, I realized, that the poor little pup has at least 1 if not more, that are definitely rotten. So, both dogs had to go in a few weeks ago to be knocked out, have their teeth cleaned, and have whatever needs pulled, extracted. And Josie had to start on antibiotics the week prior and stay on em for 10 days because of the infection in her tiny mouth. This fun little excursion to ensure I'm a good pet owner and mommy you KNOW was going to set me back a pretty penny...and of course, being my over analytical psycotic self, I now feel like all my past pets were mistreated and abused. What if they, too, had rotten teeth that hurt like hell and needed removed? And I just let them live out their days in paing and agony actually hating me.
Does this mean I'll start brushing Josie and Gabby's teeth. Doubtful, I'll probably take the easy road and just take them in for cleanings whenever they are suggested. Good lord, I'm retarded. I need pet insurance. I don't know anyone that really has that, but I'm starting to think it might be a good plan.
***UPDATE***
The dogs are fine. Didn't die or anything as I had feared. ha Poor little Josie did have to have 2 teeth removed and the one that I had been concerned about, pretty much just came out when he touched it. $407 later...their little puppy teeth are sparkling and their breath is a much less revolting! ha
How many of you actually brush your dogs teeth?
How many of you take your dog to get their teeth "cleaned" at the vet?
I have actually heard of brushing your dogs teeth, but in my entire life, I can say I have never done this, nor has anyone I know (that I remember). After my smaller dogs breath continued to get more and more fowl, I finally asked my dear friend Joy (the vet tech- poor gal- gets all my 9 million worried pet questions) if it could mean she has a bad tooth. She said yes, and I began what seemed like the never-ending battle with little Josie for her let me see her teeth. When I finally did, I realized, that the poor little pup has at least 1 if not more, that are definitely rotten. So, both dogs had to go in a few weeks ago to be knocked out, have their teeth cleaned, and have whatever needs pulled, extracted. And Josie had to start on antibiotics the week prior and stay on em for 10 days because of the infection in her tiny mouth. This fun little excursion to ensure I'm a good pet owner and mommy you KNOW was going to set me back a pretty penny...and of course, being my over analytical psycotic self, I now feel like all my past pets were mistreated and abused. What if they, too, had rotten teeth that hurt like hell and needed removed? And I just let them live out their days in paing and agony actually hating me.
Does this mean I'll start brushing Josie and Gabby's teeth. Doubtful, I'll probably take the easy road and just take them in for cleanings whenever they are suggested. Good lord, I'm retarded. I need pet insurance. I don't know anyone that really has that, but I'm starting to think it might be a good plan.
***UPDATE***
The dogs are fine. Didn't die or anything as I had feared. ha Poor little Josie did have to have 2 teeth removed and the one that I had been concerned about, pretty much just came out when he touched it. $407 later...their little puppy teeth are sparkling and their breath is a much less revolting! ha
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
MY 2008!
So this year, I decided to do something different for resolutions. Rather than make a bunch at the beginning of the year, that I forget about by March...I'm trying a different approach. And although I'm not Catholic, I have always practiced giving something up during Lent. So, this year, I'm going to mix it up and combine these 2 traditions. I'm going to give up something different each month and have a different resolution for each month. I think I can focus much better for a month at a time, rather than a year! LMAO!! ADD perhaps?
Anyway, here's the plan.
January
I'm going to give up trashy gossip magazines. I go through phases with these. I won't buy any, and then I'll buy like 10. It's a sick obsession and who really cares if Paris went to jail, Britney has another baby, or Tom Cruise is a freak??? Besides, these stupid magazines are anywhere from $2-5 each. So, I'll save a little money also.
My resolution for January is to THINK POSITIVE. I know I can become quite a pessimist. Now that the holidays are over and I'm away from my family again, I tend to become depressed and restless with life. So...all January...HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY! If you see or talk to me and I'm reading or buying a stupid gossip magazine to see if Ashlee Simpson really got a nose job...or if I'm being grumpy or pessimistic...it's your duty as a friend to call me out on it! Be kind though!
February
I'm going to give up sweets. Any and all kinds...ice cream, chocolate, SPK. Could be painful during the Valentine candy smorgasbord that will be everywhere!
My resolution in February is going to be to embrace my singleness. As most of you know by now...it disturbs me (and my mother ) a great deal I seem to be destined for eternal singledom! So, with the crappy Valentine's holiday this month...I am really going to try to just get over it and enjoy my freedom to do what I what, when I want, and how I want.
March
I'm going to give up shopping, other than the essentials like groceries, gas, toilet paper, etc. Perhaps a month of absolutely no purchases of any kind will help me remember that I can survive without another pair of heels, life will go on without a new couch, and I'll still be breathing without a new puppy. It should also help my bank account! Besides January was all the big purchases (new washer/dryer- since mine caught on fire, new laptop, new desktop, new camera, etc. I know...a bit out of control?!)
My resolution for this month will be to elminate that which I don't need or use on a regular basis. I do this usually once or twice a year and purge quite a bit from my home. Helps eliminate clutter and I get to take a load of stuff to the thrift shop for someone else to enjoy.
April
I'm going to give up fowl language. I've got back in the habit of cursing way too much. No mas. My resolution for this month will be to focus, focus, focus on my coursework, not let my self get behind, and prepare for the final exams and projects for this semester.
May
I'm going to give up alcohol. I realize that I don't really drink that much anymore, but I think this is a fair thing to give up for the month of May, since this month has one of my favorite holidays...that usually translates to mucho cervesa!
My resolution will be to be a better friend. Keep in touch better with those that I don't see regularly, do more with and for my friends, and listen more.
June
I'm going to give up red meat. A month of attempting to unclog arteries can't be a bad thing. Surely I can grill enough chicken to suffice?
My resolution will be to get outdoors more and enjoy the sun.
July
I'm going to give up television. Surely I can do it for one month! Does it count if I DVR everything for a month to watch once August rolls around?!
My resolution will be to make life for my dogs healthier....less treats, more walks, more playing outside.
August
I'm going to give up control. I'm going to let life lead me where it will and quit trying to steer it every step of the way. This should prove entertaining and very frustrating, I'm sure.
My resolution will be to use my hot tub every single day. It helps me feel better and I haven't used it near as much as I should! And since I can't afford massages near as often as I'd like to, I should really take advantage of the big beast in my backyard! So come on over friends! This month I'm also going to resolve to get back to writing music and playing the guitar more. I haven't done much of this since I moved actually, and I miss it.
September
Please make sure you are sitting down, and tryi to contain your laughter on this one. I'm going to give up driving. Now there are some obvious sidebars to this one. I will walk or ride my bike to work and friends homes weather permitting or unless a work meeting is out of town. Sorry, but I have enough technical issues with my bike anyway, I will not ride it in rain!
My resolution will be to complete as many home improvement projects as possible. There are several that are midway, some that are ready to be started, and others that are just in the thought process. September should be a month I have a little time to do some of this.
October
I'm going to give up dining out. I already don't really eat fast food...unless you count Subway. But, cutting out the...oh...4 other restaurants in town my friends and I enjoy going to, will suck. I don't have to cook or clean up, but it cost more money and I can't control what is going into the food I am consuming.
My resolution will be to focus on my job. This is usually a pretty busy month for me and I tend to stress myself out way too much.
November
I'm going to give up pineapple juice. I enjoy it way too much really. And my poor parents are really tired of stocking up and delivering the little 6 packs of it to me!
My resolution will be to read more. Read more autobiographies, historical books, novels, and even newspapers. (Notice, I didn't say cheesy gossip magazines!)
December
I'm going to give up trying to please everyone else...and live for the moment, live for laughter, live for me.
My resolution will be to show my appreciation and love for my family. They mean everything to me and should always know that. I'm not the best with relaying the message and really need to work on that!
So there ya have it. I may hate myself throughout the year for posting this for all of you to see and be able to call me out on. I am reading a book that really gave me the idea for this all. Give It Up! My year of learning to live better with less by Mary Carlomagno. It's a quick and easy read, entertaining, and at least to me...though provoking in some ways.
Happy New Year my friends! Hope you have great plans for your 2008!
Anyway, here's the plan.
January
I'm going to give up trashy gossip magazines. I go through phases with these. I won't buy any, and then I'll buy like 10. It's a sick obsession and who really cares if Paris went to jail, Britney has another baby, or Tom Cruise is a freak??? Besides, these stupid magazines are anywhere from $2-5 each. So, I'll save a little money also.
My resolution for January is to THINK POSITIVE. I know I can become quite a pessimist. Now that the holidays are over and I'm away from my family again, I tend to become depressed and restless with life. So...all January...HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY! If you see or talk to me and I'm reading or buying a stupid gossip magazine to see if Ashlee Simpson really got a nose job...or if I'm being grumpy or pessimistic...it's your duty as a friend to call me out on it! Be kind though!
February
I'm going to give up sweets. Any and all kinds...ice cream, chocolate, SPK. Could be painful during the Valentine candy smorgasbord that will be everywhere!
My resolution in February is going to be to embrace my singleness. As most of you know by now...it disturbs me (and my mother ) a great deal I seem to be destined for eternal singledom! So, with the crappy Valentine's holiday this month...I am really going to try to just get over it and enjoy my freedom to do what I what, when I want, and how I want.
March
I'm going to give up shopping, other than the essentials like groceries, gas, toilet paper, etc. Perhaps a month of absolutely no purchases of any kind will help me remember that I can survive without another pair of heels, life will go on without a new couch, and I'll still be breathing without a new puppy. It should also help my bank account! Besides January was all the big purchases (new washer/dryer- since mine caught on fire, new laptop, new desktop, new camera, etc. I know...a bit out of control?!)
My resolution for this month will be to elminate that which I don't need or use on a regular basis. I do this usually once or twice a year and purge quite a bit from my home. Helps eliminate clutter and I get to take a load of stuff to the thrift shop for someone else to enjoy.
April
I'm going to give up fowl language. I've got back in the habit of cursing way too much. No mas. My resolution for this month will be to focus, focus, focus on my coursework, not let my self get behind, and prepare for the final exams and projects for this semester.
May
I'm going to give up alcohol. I realize that I don't really drink that much anymore, but I think this is a fair thing to give up for the month of May, since this month has one of my favorite holidays...that usually translates to mucho cervesa!
My resolution will be to be a better friend. Keep in touch better with those that I don't see regularly, do more with and for my friends, and listen more.
June
I'm going to give up red meat. A month of attempting to unclog arteries can't be a bad thing. Surely I can grill enough chicken to suffice?
My resolution will be to get outdoors more and enjoy the sun.
July
I'm going to give up television. Surely I can do it for one month! Does it count if I DVR everything for a month to watch once August rolls around?!
My resolution will be to make life for my dogs healthier....less treats, more walks, more playing outside.
August
I'm going to give up control. I'm going to let life lead me where it will and quit trying to steer it every step of the way. This should prove entertaining and very frustrating, I'm sure.
My resolution will be to use my hot tub every single day. It helps me feel better and I haven't used it near as much as I should! And since I can't afford massages near as often as I'd like to, I should really take advantage of the big beast in my backyard! So come on over friends! This month I'm also going to resolve to get back to writing music and playing the guitar more. I haven't done much of this since I moved actually, and I miss it.
September
Please make sure you are sitting down, and tryi to contain your laughter on this one. I'm going to give up driving. Now there are some obvious sidebars to this one. I will walk or ride my bike to work and friends homes weather permitting or unless a work meeting is out of town. Sorry, but I have enough technical issues with my bike anyway, I will not ride it in rain!
My resolution will be to complete as many home improvement projects as possible. There are several that are midway, some that are ready to be started, and others that are just in the thought process. September should be a month I have a little time to do some of this.
October
I'm going to give up dining out. I already don't really eat fast food...unless you count Subway. But, cutting out the...oh...4 other restaurants in town my friends and I enjoy going to, will suck. I don't have to cook or clean up, but it cost more money and I can't control what is going into the food I am consuming.
My resolution will be to focus on my job. This is usually a pretty busy month for me and I tend to stress myself out way too much.
November
I'm going to give up pineapple juice. I enjoy it way too much really. And my poor parents are really tired of stocking up and delivering the little 6 packs of it to me!
My resolution will be to read more. Read more autobiographies, historical books, novels, and even newspapers. (Notice, I didn't say cheesy gossip magazines!)
December
I'm going to give up trying to please everyone else...and live for the moment, live for laughter, live for me.
My resolution will be to show my appreciation and love for my family. They mean everything to me and should always know that. I'm not the best with relaying the message and really need to work on that!
So there ya have it. I may hate myself throughout the year for posting this for all of you to see and be able to call me out on. I am reading a book that really gave me the idea for this all. Give It Up! My year of learning to live better with less by Mary Carlomagno. It's a quick and easy read, entertaining, and at least to me...though provoking in some ways.
Happy New Year my friends! Hope you have great plans for your 2008!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The stench of burning flesh!
This morning started like any other morning. Got up, let the dogs out, showered, and was going to get ready to go to work! After I get out of the shower, I dry off and realize I had washed my robe and it's hanging in the closet. So I take like 2 steps out of the bathroom and towards my bedroom closet and trip on a shoe. Now...if you haven't been to my house...I moved my bedroom to the basement because it's a much larger room. The heat/AC vent is right above the bed and there is a wall heater in that room as well. I thought this could reduce my heating bill quite a bit, as I wouldn't have to have the central heat on as high.
So anyway, back to the story. As I'm walking to get my robe, I trip on a frickin shoe...and fall backwards...with my ass landing smack dab on the running wall heater...or should I say SCORCHING wall heater! I'm sure it was only seconds...but it seemed like a very delayed reaction and that my ass was really sizzling for hours! My dogs were running in mad circles around me as I was screaming like a maniac!
I've been laying on my couch now for about 15 minutes with ice on my butt!! ha I don't think it's helping. Maybe I should run out to my backyard and stick my butt in the snow?! I looked in the mirror to see if there were any gridmarks from the heater, but there weren't...so that's a bonus I suppose. It's high enough up that I can sit and it's okay. But seriously...have any of you noticed that totally random and stupid shit like this only happens to me? I mean...who else do you know that would try to fry their own ass up like meat on a grill?! I'm sorry. I really don't want you to try to envision the whole episode...but my ass HURTS! I think it's definitely gonna blister and make clothing a not fun experience for a few days. Oh, and if there was a smell to the burning flesh...it didn't phase me..as I think the only sensory reaction going on at this point is PAIN! Anyway...didn't need the robe afterall. Got warmed up pretty quick!
Hope your morning is going better than mine. I guess I should try and get dressed and off to work. Pray for me!
So anyway, back to the story. As I'm walking to get my robe, I trip on a frickin shoe...and fall backwards...with my ass landing smack dab on the running wall heater...or should I say SCORCHING wall heater! I'm sure it was only seconds...but it seemed like a very delayed reaction and that my ass was really sizzling for hours! My dogs were running in mad circles around me as I was screaming like a maniac!
I've been laying on my couch now for about 15 minutes with ice on my butt!! ha I don't think it's helping. Maybe I should run out to my backyard and stick my butt in the snow?! I looked in the mirror to see if there were any gridmarks from the heater, but there weren't...so that's a bonus I suppose. It's high enough up that I can sit and it's okay. But seriously...have any of you noticed that totally random and stupid shit like this only happens to me? I mean...who else do you know that would try to fry their own ass up like meat on a grill?! I'm sorry. I really don't want you to try to envision the whole episode...but my ass HURTS! I think it's definitely gonna blister and make clothing a not fun experience for a few days. Oh, and if there was a smell to the burning flesh...it didn't phase me..as I think the only sensory reaction going on at this point is PAIN! Anyway...didn't need the robe afterall. Got warmed up pretty quick!
Hope your morning is going better than mine. I guess I should try and get dressed and off to work. Pray for me!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
International Pancake Day Hall of Fame!!!
Okay, for those of you not from Liberal...we have the International Pancake Day race every year in February. I'm not going to go into the history or explanation of it...but they finally got a house at the end of the race line..and turned it into the Pancake Day Hall of Fame. My dad is on the board and since he's retired, is the guy in charge of giving tours. He sits down there several days a week and will give tours to others that call. Anyway, they have a new website that is awesome and the link at the bottom of this bulletin is to the page with a pic of my super cute pops!
Just wanted to share! So those that will be home for the holidays, if you haven't been down to check it out...you really should plan to do so. It's really neat and provides a lot of memorbilia and history for our event and the town of Liberal!
Side note- While I was home for Thanksgiving, I went down there with my dad and ended up getting the coolest candle ever from them. It has the pancake day logo on the jar and is made of soy...so it last longer AND get this...you can dip your fingers in it for a parafin wax treatment! How cool is that?! Oh and it smells like maple syrup and is to die for. I think they are like $12, but it so worth it. Would be a great stocking stuffer. They also have cheap t-shirts, postcards, caps, mugs, magnets, snowglobes, the International Pancake Day Pancake Batter Mix, etc...but the candle rocks!Okay, I'm done pimping Liberal, Pancake Day, the candle, and my dear old dad! ha Check out the website and go take a tour!Have a good one!!
Click this link to see my cute dad, the magnificent tour guide!
Click here for the Pancake Day home page !
Oh and did I mention that my non athletic butt has run in this race twice?! I'm so not a runner, but it was fun...and the 2nd year...I wasn't even dead last! LMAO!
Just wanted to share! So those that will be home for the holidays, if you haven't been down to check it out...you really should plan to do so. It's really neat and provides a lot of memorbilia and history for our event and the town of Liberal!
Side note- While I was home for Thanksgiving, I went down there with my dad and ended up getting the coolest candle ever from them. It has the pancake day logo on the jar and is made of soy...so it last longer AND get this...you can dip your fingers in it for a parafin wax treatment! How cool is that?! Oh and it smells like maple syrup and is to die for. I think they are like $12, but it so worth it. Would be a great stocking stuffer. They also have cheap t-shirts, postcards, caps, mugs, magnets, snowglobes, the International Pancake Day Pancake Batter Mix, etc...but the candle rocks!Okay, I'm done pimping Liberal, Pancake Day, the candle, and my dear old dad! ha Check out the website and go take a tour!Have a good one!!
Click this link to see my cute dad, the magnificent tour guide!
Click here for the Pancake Day home page !
Oh and did I mention that my non athletic butt has run in this race twice?! I'm so not a runner, but it was fun...and the 2nd year...I wasn't even dead last! LMAO!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Thanksgiving
(I actually wrote this a week ago..but had not posted because I was going to add a pic of my Christmas tree...but I still haven't taken one, so here's the post sans tree pic!)
It was a insanely intense and crazy busy weekend, well actually 2 months really. And this weekend left me really frustrated, sad, and worried. So, today I finished putting up my Christmas tree to try and raise my spirits. I think it's absolutley beautiful! My friend, Marcy, made the bow on top for me and my sister, Amy, loaned me some of her white feather boas! SASSY!!
And now, to remind myself how wonderful life is and that God is good, I'm going to list the top 10 things I'm thankful for!
1. My family
2. My friends
3. Gabby and Josie
4. Church
5. My job (frustrating as it can be)
6. The fact that I own a nice home and do not have to worry about a place to live, food to eat, or clothes to keep my warm.
7. That we haven't had any snow yet, let alone enough to trap me in!
8. Jalapenos
9. Kind strangers
10. Cross Canadian Ragweed
Yep. I feel a bit better. Now for some hot chocolate and then sleep. Surely that should do the trick!
It was a insanely intense and crazy busy weekend, well actually 2 months really. And this weekend left me really frustrated, sad, and worried. So, today I finished putting up my Christmas tree to try and raise my spirits. I think it's absolutley beautiful! My friend, Marcy, made the bow on top for me and my sister, Amy, loaned me some of her white feather boas! SASSY!!
And now, to remind myself how wonderful life is and that God is good, I'm going to list the top 10 things I'm thankful for!
1. My family
2. My friends
3. Gabby and Josie
4. Church
5. My job (frustrating as it can be)
6. The fact that I own a nice home and do not have to worry about a place to live, food to eat, or clothes to keep my warm.
7. That we haven't had any snow yet, let alone enough to trap me in!
8. Jalapenos
9. Kind strangers
10. Cross Canadian Ragweed
Yep. I feel a bit better. Now for some hot chocolate and then sleep. Surely that should do the trick!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
A quick review of the year (stole it from RR).
January:
1. Who kissed you on new years?
No one..that I remember. I may have had a few too many drinks.
2. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?
Yes. To give more, complain less, and to convince my mom to drop the "marriage and grandkids" obsession. I think I only succeeded at the first one.
3. Does it snow where you live?
Too much. WAY too much.
4. Do you like hot chocolate?Yes...but only if I can have a few marshmellows or some peppermint or cinnimon schnaaps with it!
5. Have you loved someone?
In this lifetime...of course. 2007...not so much.
FEBRUARY:
1.Who was your valentine?
Ummm..this quiz is starting to depress me already.
2. When you were little did you buy Valentine's for the whole class?
Of course...and I made the most glittery little valentine box to take to school for mine also! Wish kids still did that. That was fun. Maybe I'll make one next year.
3. Do you care if the ground hog sees its shadow or not?
I never pay attention to that. Ground hogs are nasty.
MARCH:
1. Are you Irish?
Think mostly German.
2.Do you like corned beef and cabbage?
I do like cabbage.
3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2007?
Had a BBQ, wore a green feather boa, walked down main street in the middle of the night with Januea and a random dog that found us, and fell out of a pickup truck in my driveway. It was a night to remember!
4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?
I love winter, but this past year it dragged on a bit too long. Enough with the snow already!
APRIL:
1. Do you like the rain?
No..it's gloomy and makes me gloomy too.
2. Did you play an April Fools joke on anyone this year?
I don't remember.
3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter?
The Easter Bunny doesn't come to my house.
4. Do you love the month of april?
Not anymore. That's the month of my major fundraiser and it's super stressful.
May:
1. What is your favorite type of flowers?
tulips
2. Finish the phrase "April showers...":
Bring May flowers
3. Do you celebrate May 16th: National Piercing Day?
Never heard of it...but that's kinda fun!
4. Is May anything special to you?
Cinco de Mayo...it's one of my fave holidays!
JUNE:
1. What year did/will you graduate from high school?
sigh....1995
2. Did you do anything fun during this month?
I'm sure I did, but I don't remember them.
3. Have a favorite baseball team?
Not really. Used to love the Cardinals and the Braves growing up. I'm more obsessed with football. Go BRONCOS!
JULY:
1. What did you do on the 4th of July?
I was in Vegas drinking as many of those yard drinks as I could, being kissed my a random stranger, and try to convince Joy and Shavaun that we should go see Lionel Richie in concert. "Say you, say me...say it forever...that's the way it should be!"
2. Did you go to the fireworks?
We actually flew in to Vegas on the 4th...so we saw some as we drove to the airport and then as we walked from place to place.
3. Do you blast the A/C all day?
Wanted to in Vegas...it was 116 degrees in Vegas!
4. Whats your favorite part of July?
Probably the 4th. It's almost always a good time.
AUGUST:
1. Did you do anything special at the end of your summer?
I experienced the fair here (they have their own rides- and I was even asked to run one! NICE!!), celebrated my 30th b-day in true Super Sarah fashion, and enjoyed my hot tub.
2. What was your favorite summer memory of '07?
Visiting my nephew in Dallas, Vegas, my bday with all my friends here, and making plans for next summer!
OCTOBER:
1. What was your last Halloween costume?
Cowgirl.
2. What is your favorite candy?
SPK
3. What was your favorite thing about this month?
That it was over. It was a very BUSY month!
November:
1. Whose house do you go to for Thanksgiving?
Depends on the year...usually my parents. This year..the high school cafeteria in Coldwater, KS. Thank you Grandpa. (Nah, it's not that bad. We're related to a good portion of the people that show up anyway, and the food isn't actually high school food...people cook it and just bring it there for the community dinner. It's still kind of odd though.)
2. What are you thankful for?
My family, friends, dogs, and the fact that I have a job, a home, and am an independent woman.
3. Do you love stuffing?
usually, sometimes people put some random shit in there though!
4. Best part of this month?
Football! Football! and Football! oh and Thanksgiving and spending time with the fam.
December:
1. Do you celebrate Christmas?
Of course. My mom is insane over the top. Trust me...we CELEBRATE Christmas!
2. Have you ever been kissed under the mistletoe?
yep
3. Get anything special last year?
a nephew! (okay so that was really in October, but still....) and the flu
4. What do you want this year?
I would say quickbooks for my computer, a beagle puppy, and no one to be sick this year (Last year there were about 9 of us with the flu!) My mother probably hopes Santa will bring me a husband, because remember, I failed at New Years resolution 3!
5. Do u like cold weather?
Yep, but don't like snow that stays in my yard for 3-4 months!
6. What are you most excited about this Christmas?
I'll be home for like 10 days, will spend time with family and friends, will get to spoil my nephew, and will get lots of sleep!
So, I already told you I stole this from Robin...but I think she's retarded because there is no September on this quiz. Perhaps she forgot the 9th month of the year?!
January:
1. Who kissed you on new years?
No one..that I remember. I may have had a few too many drinks.
2. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?
Yes. To give more, complain less, and to convince my mom to drop the "marriage and grandkids" obsession. I think I only succeeded at the first one.
3. Does it snow where you live?
Too much. WAY too much.
4. Do you like hot chocolate?Yes...but only if I can have a few marshmellows or some peppermint or cinnimon schnaaps with it!
5. Have you loved someone?
In this lifetime...of course. 2007...not so much.
FEBRUARY:
1.Who was your valentine?
Ummm..this quiz is starting to depress me already.
2. When you were little did you buy Valentine's for the whole class?
Of course...and I made the most glittery little valentine box to take to school for mine also! Wish kids still did that. That was fun. Maybe I'll make one next year.
3. Do you care if the ground hog sees its shadow or not?
I never pay attention to that. Ground hogs are nasty.
MARCH:
1. Are you Irish?
Think mostly German.
2.Do you like corned beef and cabbage?
I do like cabbage.
3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2007?
Had a BBQ, wore a green feather boa, walked down main street in the middle of the night with Januea and a random dog that found us, and fell out of a pickup truck in my driveway. It was a night to remember!
4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?
I love winter, but this past year it dragged on a bit too long. Enough with the snow already!
APRIL:
1. Do you like the rain?
No..it's gloomy and makes me gloomy too.
2. Did you play an April Fools joke on anyone this year?
I don't remember.
3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter?
The Easter Bunny doesn't come to my house.
4. Do you love the month of april?
Not anymore. That's the month of my major fundraiser and it's super stressful.
May:
1. What is your favorite type of flowers?
tulips
2. Finish the phrase "April showers...":
Bring May flowers
3. Do you celebrate May 16th: National Piercing Day?
Never heard of it...but that's kinda fun!
4. Is May anything special to you?
Cinco de Mayo...it's one of my fave holidays!
JUNE:
1. What year did/will you graduate from high school?
sigh....1995
2. Did you do anything fun during this month?
I'm sure I did, but I don't remember them.
3. Have a favorite baseball team?
Not really. Used to love the Cardinals and the Braves growing up. I'm more obsessed with football. Go BRONCOS!
JULY:
1. What did you do on the 4th of July?
I was in Vegas drinking as many of those yard drinks as I could, being kissed my a random stranger, and try to convince Joy and Shavaun that we should go see Lionel Richie in concert. "Say you, say me...say it forever...that's the way it should be!"
2. Did you go to the fireworks?
We actually flew in to Vegas on the 4th...so we saw some as we drove to the airport and then as we walked from place to place.
3. Do you blast the A/C all day?
Wanted to in Vegas...it was 116 degrees in Vegas!
4. Whats your favorite part of July?
Probably the 4th. It's almost always a good time.
AUGUST:
1. Did you do anything special at the end of your summer?
I experienced the fair here (they have their own rides- and I was even asked to run one! NICE!!), celebrated my 30th b-day in true Super Sarah fashion, and enjoyed my hot tub.
2. What was your favorite summer memory of '07?
Visiting my nephew in Dallas, Vegas, my bday with all my friends here, and making plans for next summer!
OCTOBER:
1. What was your last Halloween costume?
Cowgirl.
2. What is your favorite candy?
SPK
3. What was your favorite thing about this month?
That it was over. It was a very BUSY month!
November:
1. Whose house do you go to for Thanksgiving?
Depends on the year...usually my parents. This year..the high school cafeteria in Coldwater, KS. Thank you Grandpa. (Nah, it's not that bad. We're related to a good portion of the people that show up anyway, and the food isn't actually high school food...people cook it and just bring it there for the community dinner. It's still kind of odd though.)
2. What are you thankful for?
My family, friends, dogs, and the fact that I have a job, a home, and am an independent woman.
3. Do you love stuffing?
usually, sometimes people put some random shit in there though!
4. Best part of this month?
Football! Football! and Football! oh and Thanksgiving and spending time with the fam.
December:
1. Do you celebrate Christmas?
Of course. My mom is insane over the top. Trust me...we CELEBRATE Christmas!
2. Have you ever been kissed under the mistletoe?
yep
3. Get anything special last year?
a nephew! (okay so that was really in October, but still....) and the flu
4. What do you want this year?
I would say quickbooks for my computer, a beagle puppy, and no one to be sick this year (Last year there were about 9 of us with the flu!) My mother probably hopes Santa will bring me a husband, because remember, I failed at New Years resolution 3!
5. Do u like cold weather?
Yep, but don't like snow that stays in my yard for 3-4 months!
6. What are you most excited about this Christmas?
I'll be home for like 10 days, will spend time with family and friends, will get to spoil my nephew, and will get lots of sleep!
So, I already told you I stole this from Robin...but I think she's retarded because there is no September on this quiz. Perhaps she forgot the 9th month of the year?!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Go white girl, Go white girl, GO!
I've always claimed I've got mad skills on the dance floor. I can shake my money maker with the best of em. I can do one of the best "Running Man, Sprinkler, Cabbage Patch, Roger Rabbit, Lawn Mower, Shoulder Dance" mixes you've ever seen! (Now if only I could master the Harlem Shake I'd be a happy girl!)
This past Friday, we had our annual Halloween Dance for the kids in our program and for the community. It was a blast. There were a lot more kids there this year, a lot more parents, and a lot more community members that came to see the kids costumes. We even had part of the local "line-dancing" club come and cut a rug all night long! (Seriously, who knew there were THAT MANY line dances? And who knew you could find one for any kind of music?)
Anyway, I tried to get the kids started dancing, you know break the ice. So obviously when Mony Mony came on...I had to start singing and dancing to encourage the group of kids I was standing with to do the same. You should have seen the look of horror on their faces! Their eyes got huge, their cheeks red, and they all VERY quickly walked away from me. Not one to embarrass easily...I just laughed, said, OH COME ON! This is a classic! ..and kept dancing....by myself, with the adults and kids trying not laugh at me. A few songs later, the kids were over the shock and were all dancing. Then, no matter where I tried to sneak off to and hide...they kept finding me and making me dance. Yep, I had to do the Chicken dance, the Macarena, the Electric slide, and few I had never seen. The apparent fave these days is"Soldier Boy"...as they requested it numerous times and made me attempt to learn the dance every time. Talk about embarrassing. I gave up on that one. Also had to give up on the one that kept making you go as "low as you could go"...because I'm apparently too old and arthritic and had difficulties getting back up! Which again, they thought was hilarious.
Whatever! All I know is, I had fun, the kids had fun, and I'm sure the adults had a blast laughing at me too. BUT, I went to the junior high to eat with a young girl yesterday, and at recess (since when do they get recess in junior high???) I was the "cool kid" by far! YES! FINALLY! Now I can finally say I've made it! And, I'm convinced, it's all because of ...you guessed it...my mad skills on the dance floor!
So next time you see me..watch out! I might call you out for a dance off! Trust me, I've done it before..in downtown Denver! And I so rocked it too! =)
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
A source of joy and sadness...
The 2 cutest family members!
The birthday boy enjoying his first cake!
This past Thursday was my beloved little nephew's 1st birthday! So Thursday, I drove to Denver and then flew to Dallas for the weekend. My parents arrived the next day to help celebrate. We all don't get to see him or his parents near often enough, so we were kind of ridiculous with Adam. As soon as someone put him down, another one of us was there to pick him back up and enjoy him as much as possible. I mean, seriously, have you looked at my photos of him?? He is the cutest little guy I've ever seen in my life!
He is starting to walk and says a few words. He is a very happy little guy, always smiling and has the most hilarious laugh I've ever heard. At times you kind of wonder if he's hyperventilating!
As much as I love him and even wanted to bring him home with me...seeing him AND leaving him makes me so very sad. Most young girls grow up dreaming about their wedding day and how perfect it will be. Not me. I grew up dreaming about being a mom and how wonderful the experience would be. So, here I sit...at 30 years old, with not even a hint of motherhood in my future. I begin going through my usual questions (I do this at least once a year...cause I'm a freak)..."What the hell is wrong with me?", "Why does God not think I'm ready for this part of life?", "What have I done to put myself in an eternal state of singleness and childlessness?" (okay, yes..I'm pretty sure that's not a word), and "When the hell is it going to be MY turn for something I've dreamed about my whole life?"
I know...pity party for myself in full effect. Stupid, ridiculous, embarrassing, sad...but nonetheless, true. A few years ago, I told my family that if I wasn't married by my mid 30's, I wasn't going to sit around waiting for someone else to enter my life and help make this particular dream come true. I would just adopt. The closer I get to that age...the more I want to follow through with it...yet the more I realize that financially, I don't think I will be able to do it by myself. Which not only makes me sad...it quite frankly...really ticks me off! I like being an independent person, making choices for myself, learning from the bad ones, etc. But why should I not be able to have all the things I desire in life...just because I'm frickin single! I'm so over it. And for all of you that are married, I swear to you...if you tell me how much you miss being single and how fun it was...I may never speak to you again!
So today, as I sit here thinking about this, I'm not sure which is bothering me more. The fact that I'm single and really hope to not live my entire life alone...or the fact that I may never get to be a mother. Those that know me and my family... you know it's a fun, loving, and caring family. My mother is a riot, highly entertaining, very kind, and a wonderful person. I kinda thought those were all qualities I possessed as well...which makes me think that I'd be just as spectacular of a mom as she. I just hope I get the chance someday.
Whew...sorry for the depressing post, I'll try to be back to my normal chipper self on the next one. It's just on my mind and I'm desperately already missing my little Adam. He brings a smile to face, joy to my heart, and laughter to my soul. I wish he was closer.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Fear of change
So, I take pride in the fact that I like change. I think it is important in most organizations, communities, work situations, and even personal struggles that we advocate for change to keep evolving and becoming a better person, friend, neighbor, community, world, etc. Those that are afraid of change, I feel are often not really as afraid of the outcome of that change, but of the work or struggles that making the change will bring.
Yet, I faced a silly and seriously tiny change this week that sent me into an absolute tailspin. Perhaps my lack of sleep this week, the stress I have felt, the fact that I haven't felt well, or a combo of any of these played a part in my irrational fear.
This is what happened...if you've read previous post or any of the silly surveys I've ever filled out on here before...you know by now that bran flakes and skim milk are a staple in my daily routine. I ran out this week and was forced to alter my morning ritual a couple days before I was able to make the run to Wal-Mart for a new box. When I arrived, I walked to the cereal aisle, went about halfway down and reached to the top shelf where my beloved Bran Flakes have always sat. But wait...what was this? Some other form of wannabe bran...something with oats and raisons and other frivilous additions that I don't need.or want in my cereal. Straight bran...that's all I need. There were other people in the aisle, so I tried not to look frightened or freaked out. I slowly walked the length of the aisle a couple times perusing for the new home of my bran. I didn't see it. After about the 4th trip down the aisle I started to pace much more frantically and at warp speed (yep, it almost looked like the Phoebe run again). It finally registered...this damn monopoly of a store had once again banned one of my most treasured sources of happiness (the first was the 6 pack of Dole pineapple juice in the small individual cans). So, as the panic turned to confusion and then to rage...I could not even continue shopping, as I had totally forgotten everything else I needed. All I really was there for was my Bran Flakes! So, on my dazed walk back to the front of the store I passed the clearance and discontinued stock area...and there on the bottom shelf...you guessed it...sat my cereal. Without hestitating, or being concerned that I looked like a lunatic, or that people undoubtedly thought I was a maniac...I shoved all 7 boxes that were left into my little cart.
As I walked to my car after checking out, and feeling a huge sigh of relief that I now had plenty of bran flakes to last me awhile...the thought struck....What the hell am I gonna do when those 7 boxes are gone?! So I called my dad to ask him that exact question and tell him that was the final straw in my crappy week. He laughed hysterically and told me he didn't think I should worry about it, as 7 boxes should last awhile. Perhaps dad, but then what? WHAT WILL I DO THEN?! There are no other bran flakes that compare. They all are corn flakes or frosted flakes or have too many other things added in. I enjoyed the simplicity of my bowl of bran.
My next fear is this...and I have yet to bring myself to look it up and confirm it to be true or false...Has WM really just decided to quit selling it...or has Post actually quit making it?! I cannot fathom the idea or bear the heartbreak it will bring me.
Why, I ask...is this tiny little change in my life causing such a disruption? How much therapy do I REALLY need? What will WM ruin for me next? What will my friends and family make fun of me for, if not the bran? (Wait...stop...don't answer that!).
So I guess if you are out grocery shopping and come across the beautiful orange box of my spectacular Post Bran Flakes...feel free to buy a box and send it to me. Who knows when my 7 boxes will be gone...or what depressive or manic state in could send me into!!
Yet, I faced a silly and seriously tiny change this week that sent me into an absolute tailspin. Perhaps my lack of sleep this week, the stress I have felt, the fact that I haven't felt well, or a combo of any of these played a part in my irrational fear.
This is what happened...if you've read previous post or any of the silly surveys I've ever filled out on here before...you know by now that bran flakes and skim milk are a staple in my daily routine. I ran out this week and was forced to alter my morning ritual a couple days before I was able to make the run to Wal-Mart for a new box. When I arrived, I walked to the cereal aisle, went about halfway down and reached to the top shelf where my beloved Bran Flakes have always sat. But wait...what was this? Some other form of wannabe bran...something with oats and raisons and other frivilous additions that I don't need.or want in my cereal. Straight bran...that's all I need. There were other people in the aisle, so I tried not to look frightened or freaked out. I slowly walked the length of the aisle a couple times perusing for the new home of my bran. I didn't see it. After about the 4th trip down the aisle I started to pace much more frantically and at warp speed (yep, it almost looked like the Phoebe run again). It finally registered...this damn monopoly of a store had once again banned one of my most treasured sources of happiness (the first was the 6 pack of Dole pineapple juice in the small individual cans). So, as the panic turned to confusion and then to rage...I could not even continue shopping, as I had totally forgotten everything else I needed. All I really was there for was my Bran Flakes! So, on my dazed walk back to the front of the store I passed the clearance and discontinued stock area...and there on the bottom shelf...you guessed it...sat my cereal. Without hestitating, or being concerned that I looked like a lunatic, or that people undoubtedly thought I was a maniac...I shoved all 7 boxes that were left into my little cart.
As I walked to my car after checking out, and feeling a huge sigh of relief that I now had plenty of bran flakes to last me awhile...the thought struck....What the hell am I gonna do when those 7 boxes are gone?! So I called my dad to ask him that exact question and tell him that was the final straw in my crappy week. He laughed hysterically and told me he didn't think I should worry about it, as 7 boxes should last awhile. Perhaps dad, but then what? WHAT WILL I DO THEN?! There are no other bran flakes that compare. They all are corn flakes or frosted flakes or have too many other things added in. I enjoyed the simplicity of my bowl of bran.
My next fear is this...and I have yet to bring myself to look it up and confirm it to be true or false...Has WM really just decided to quit selling it...or has Post actually quit making it?! I cannot fathom the idea or bear the heartbreak it will bring me.
Why, I ask...is this tiny little change in my life causing such a disruption? How much therapy do I REALLY need? What will WM ruin for me next? What will my friends and family make fun of me for, if not the bran? (Wait...stop...don't answer that!).
So I guess if you are out grocery shopping and come across the beautiful orange box of my spectacular Post Bran Flakes...feel free to buy a box and send it to me. Who knows when my 7 boxes will be gone...or what depressive or manic state in could send me into!!
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
At what age are you too old to pee your pants?!
So most of you that know me well, KNOW that I do not do scary movies. Never have...I'm just not good at them. I scream, I jump, and I have nightmares for weeks! You probably also know my 1 rule about watching a scary movie. If you somehow convince me to watch one with you, the rule is I get to not only sleep in your house for the next few nights (until I feel the Boogieman has moved on)...but in your room... in your bed...so that if the boogie man comes to get me, maybe he'll get you first!
I realize I'm 30 now, and should have outgrown this, but I'm a freak. I'm not afraid of the dark, most bugs, or even living by myself...but everyone else their weakness, right?! Some of my dear friends have doubted me and my simple little rule...until they made me watch a scary movie! I mean, I'm the dork that for an entire summer as a child, had a reoccuring nightmare that the Incredible Hulk was chasing me!
Anyway, last night, I went for a walk and stopped by my friend Joy's house on the way home, to pick up some new dog food for my pooches to try. Joy and some others were getting ready to watch a scary movie. I don't know what the hell I was thinking, but I decided to stay and join them. Of course, I screamed a couple times, hid behind a pillow, jumped, and had my heart racing through most of the movie. I don't even know the name of the movie, but it was scary! I am not just over-reacting here...it was really SCARY people!! So about halfway through the movie I realize...Holy shit! I WALKED over here! I'm gonna have to walk home...in the dark...with all the evil and scary creatures waiting to get me! (It's completely irrelevant that it's only about 4 blocks! It was DARK out there and the only thing I had to defend myself were the tiny fragments of karate class I could remember and my little ziploc bag of dog food!) So when the time came to leave, another friend offered me a ride...but I decided I didn't want to look like a big baby...so I said I thought I could make it. About halfway home, I wanted to call him and say, "I LIED! COME BACK AND GET ME!! THERE ARE TOO MANY SCARY NOISES AND SHADOWS OUT HERE! I THINK I'M GONNA DIE!!" I also wanted to run frantically, borrowing the Phoebe run all the way home...you know, to help ward of any stranger danger!
So I made it home hyperventilating just a touch, and then had to go through my house turning every light on to make sure there was no one lurking in the darkness...since I had left the front door unlocked. I let the dogs in, double checked the locks, double checked all the rooms, made my way downstairs to my bedroom, and made my dogs sleep next to me all night.
I'm happy to announce, I'm still alive this morning. There were no heinous crimes or strange mishaps overnight and the Boogieman went to someone elses house. Whew...I hope he stays there tonight too!
Please, don't ask me to watch a scary movie anytime soon. I think I've had my fill for another year or so!
I realize I'm 30 now, and should have outgrown this, but I'm a freak. I'm not afraid of the dark, most bugs, or even living by myself...but everyone else their weakness, right?! Some of my dear friends have doubted me and my simple little rule...until they made me watch a scary movie! I mean, I'm the dork that for an entire summer as a child, had a reoccuring nightmare that the Incredible Hulk was chasing me!
Anyway, last night, I went for a walk and stopped by my friend Joy's house on the way home, to pick up some new dog food for my pooches to try. Joy and some others were getting ready to watch a scary movie. I don't know what the hell I was thinking, but I decided to stay and join them. Of course, I screamed a couple times, hid behind a pillow, jumped, and had my heart racing through most of the movie. I don't even know the name of the movie, but it was scary! I am not just over-reacting here...it was really SCARY people!! So about halfway through the movie I realize...Holy shit! I WALKED over here! I'm gonna have to walk home...in the dark...with all the evil and scary creatures waiting to get me! (It's completely irrelevant that it's only about 4 blocks! It was DARK out there and the only thing I had to defend myself were the tiny fragments of karate class I could remember and my little ziploc bag of dog food!) So when the time came to leave, another friend offered me a ride...but I decided I didn't want to look like a big baby...so I said I thought I could make it. About halfway home, I wanted to call him and say, "I LIED! COME BACK AND GET ME!! THERE ARE TOO MANY SCARY NOISES AND SHADOWS OUT HERE! I THINK I'M GONNA DIE!!" I also wanted to run frantically, borrowing the Phoebe run all the way home...you know, to help ward of any stranger danger!
So I made it home hyperventilating just a touch, and then had to go through my house turning every light on to make sure there was no one lurking in the darkness...since I had left the front door unlocked. I let the dogs in, double checked the locks, double checked all the rooms, made my way downstairs to my bedroom, and made my dogs sleep next to me all night.
I'm happy to announce, I'm still alive this morning. There were no heinous crimes or strange mishaps overnight and the Boogieman went to someone elses house. Whew...I hope he stays there tonight too!
Please, don't ask me to watch a scary movie anytime soon. I think I've had my fill for another year or so!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Oh...what the heck..why not?!
So, I've decided (probably because of all the meds I'm on and the lack of sleep in my world) that I am insanely hilarious and should start writing books- so that the world can bask in my humor, laugh until they pee, and think I'm a comedic genius.
Here are some book topics I'm considering:
1. The things in this world that annoy me, really tick me off, and why.
2. Farts and poop. (I'll dedicate this one to my cousin Steve...he's obsessed with poop).
3. Family dysfunctionalism and why it's spectacular (and yes, I fully intend to make up my own verbage...get used to it!)
4. All the fun things you can do with snow!
5. The reasons staying single and irritating your mom are way more fun than actually dating, getting married, and having kids.
6. Why calorie counting is gay and I think people should all just go on a brownie and spaghetti diet.
7. Jalapenos.
8. The term wheel barrow and why it is so odd.
9. Reasons everyone should own a feather boa.
10. My autobiography, cause let's face it...my world is way funnier than a lot of people's. I'm a freak...that's why you're my friend!
Here are some book topics I'm considering:
1. The things in this world that annoy me, really tick me off, and why.
2. Farts and poop. (I'll dedicate this one to my cousin Steve...he's obsessed with poop).
3. Family dysfunctionalism and why it's spectacular (and yes, I fully intend to make up my own verbage...get used to it!)
4. All the fun things you can do with snow!
5. The reasons staying single and irritating your mom are way more fun than actually dating, getting married, and having kids.
6. Why calorie counting is gay and I think people should all just go on a brownie and spaghetti diet.
7. Jalapenos.
8. The term wheel barrow and why it is so odd.
9. Reasons everyone should own a feather boa.
10. My autobiography, cause let's face it...my world is way funnier than a lot of people's. I'm a freak...that's why you're my friend!
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
American Idol didn't pick me, maybe Goodland will?!
HA! Goodland has it's annual Flatlander Festival this month. This year they have added a talent show to the schedule of events. You KNOW my goofy ass is gonna participate. It's what I do!
So I went and got the application form, and was suprised to see that each act is to perform for 15 minutes! WHAT?! I've never been in any talent contest that did this. Usually it's one song and you're done. I think this is odd for a couple reasons. One...I'm not a band, I'm just a small town girl that likes to sing and make an ass outta myself. I'm not gonna play the guitar or piano while I sing...just use background music. I could understand the 15 minute thing if it was a band. It's work to set up their equipment just to do one song! The other reason I find this odd...is what if there are acts that are not music? Perhaps a dancer or dance group, a comedian, or even a dramatic solo. For those people 15 minutes is a LONG ASS time! Don't get me wrong...I think I'm brilliant and can certainly entertain the masses for 15 minutes...Shit...I could go for hours! ha I just wasn't expecting it. Guess the good people of this town will just get to revel in my genius a bit longer!
SO...now I have to determine what I will sing. A good majority of you have probably heard and seen me sing somewhere. Think back to what you've heard and tell me what songs I should do. 15 minutes....means probably 4-5 songs. Although I have rapped on numerous occasions, I will not be blessing this audience with any of those skills. I busted that out at the bday bash. (Vanilla Ice)..and I think Goodland is good for at least another year! So, I'm thinking for this town, mostly country...and I'm thinking older country. Also thinking mostly upbeat fast songs...because part of the judging is on crowd participation. But I'll take any suggestions...(although Jenna, I can't really do Whitney Houston anymore...don't have the high range I once did..ha).
Anyway, vote away...I have to turn my app in by September 20th and the event is the 29th. Feel free to come and join the fun! My parents will be here to cheer for their favorite American Idol reject!
Oh yes, and for those of you that know him and the whole story, my mom thinks JP should come back to town and perform "Jesus Take the Wheel". I know for a fact that he could also include, "I love a Rainy Night", ANY Johnny Cash song, "Peaches", and "All the gold in California"...PLENTY of songs to take up 15 minutes. He says no. Big party pooper.
So I went and got the application form, and was suprised to see that each act is to perform for 15 minutes! WHAT?! I've never been in any talent contest that did this. Usually it's one song and you're done. I think this is odd for a couple reasons. One...I'm not a band, I'm just a small town girl that likes to sing and make an ass outta myself. I'm not gonna play the guitar or piano while I sing...just use background music. I could understand the 15 minute thing if it was a band. It's work to set up their equipment just to do one song! The other reason I find this odd...is what if there are acts that are not music? Perhaps a dancer or dance group, a comedian, or even a dramatic solo. For those people 15 minutes is a LONG ASS time! Don't get me wrong...I think I'm brilliant and can certainly entertain the masses for 15 minutes...Shit...I could go for hours! ha I just wasn't expecting it. Guess the good people of this town will just get to revel in my genius a bit longer!
SO...now I have to determine what I will sing. A good majority of you have probably heard and seen me sing somewhere. Think back to what you've heard and tell me what songs I should do. 15 minutes....means probably 4-5 songs. Although I have rapped on numerous occasions, I will not be blessing this audience with any of those skills. I busted that out at the bday bash. (Vanilla Ice)..and I think Goodland is good for at least another year! So, I'm thinking for this town, mostly country...and I'm thinking older country. Also thinking mostly upbeat fast songs...because part of the judging is on crowd participation. But I'll take any suggestions...(although Jenna, I can't really do Whitney Houston anymore...don't have the high range I once did..ha).
Anyway, vote away...I have to turn my app in by September 20th and the event is the 29th. Feel free to come and join the fun! My parents will be here to cheer for their favorite American Idol reject!
Oh yes, and for those of you that know him and the whole story, my mom thinks JP should come back to town and perform "Jesus Take the Wheel". I know for a fact that he could also include, "I love a Rainy Night", ANY Johnny Cash song, "Peaches", and "All the gold in California"...PLENTY of songs to take up 15 minutes. He says no. Big party pooper.
Monday, August 06, 2007
The Fair
So my sister, Amy (who has asked that I quit referring to her as "the older" sister, even though she is), LOVES the fair...specifically any STATE FAIR. She's obsessed, really. It's quite entertaining for others to witness though. Here are some of the reasons she can't stay away:
1. She enjoys trying ANY food that is fried: cheese, twinkies, oreos, pickles, corn, snickers, etc.
2. She really loves trying all the food that is "on a stick". (Last year she bought a shirt at the Minnesota state fair that listed all the foods you could find on a stick at the fair...and marked them off as she ate them). She's had all sorts of random foods this way.
3. She likes hanging out with her friends and walking around (to help work off the food she is consuming as she goes).
4. She loves random bizarre things, such as: butter sculptures, the world's largest pumpkin, and those cutouts that you stick your face in and take dumb pictures of!
5. She enjoys and appreciates the various concerts you can catch at a fair.
Reasons I don't like the fair:
1. The HEAT! Haven't you noticed almost NONE of the fair buildings in the world are air conditioned..even though we are living in 2007 and Willis Haviland Carrier
invented the first electrical air conditioning in 1902!!!!
2. Fried foods are bad (but I do love me some funnel cake!)
3. Food on a stick is just wrong and quite frankly...scares me.
4. Butter sculptures melt, pumpkins rot, and I don't need anymore stupid pictures of myself!
5. I do enjoy going to the concerts...but I can do that anytime of the year...preferrably either when it's cooler outside or at an INDOOR venue!!
The fair here in Goodland is quite different than that which I am used to. They do not have a carnival that comes in to town. OH NO! They have their own rides and games, because the crime rate was increasing way too much during fair week while all the carneys were in town. So they bought some seriously antiquated rides and then they beg people around town to run them and the games. Now, I already had a booth for my job, I worked 3 different days in the Kiwanis food kitchen, and then they called and asked me to do one of the kids games. I said I would for two nights. Ended up being the kid train..which is barrels hooked together and pulled behind a golf cart ...just around the fairgrounds. YES...for those of you that have been in a car with me...they asked ME to drive the kiddie train. I did not kill, mame, or even harm a single child or bystander. However, with all the different booths and the heat and working my regular job...I must admit...I'm so glad the fair is over!
Oh yeah, and 1 of the nights I did ride some rides with friends. First it was the sizzler...which I swear gave me whiplash, then the tilt-a-whirl which we couldn't get to spin much, and then the swings. I'm not sure if it's just been so long since I've rode any rides, if I'm just totally lame, or if almost being 30 is affecting me...but I almost blew chunks on the swings! My eyes were watering and I had that awful feeling working itself into my throat. I told my friend I thought I was going to puke....he laughed. I said, no really...if this ride doesn't end....I'm gonna puke. The ride ended and I went and sat on a bench while they rode some more rides. Suck! Whatever...it's over...until next year anyway!
P.S. Random fact: nacho cheese that you pump out of the machine...if you overshoot the cup and it lands on your hand...I swear it causes a 3rd degree burn. The guys in the Kiwanis booth with me thought I was being dramatic I'm sure, but then they saw the blister and that my finger was red and swollen! I didn't make anymore nachos that day! They(the nachos)are evil I'm pretty sure and I still have a huge blister that is shaped like a heart. I should take a picture and post it on here for you entertainment. NAH...that's gross.
1. She enjoys trying ANY food that is fried: cheese, twinkies, oreos, pickles, corn, snickers, etc.
2. She really loves trying all the food that is "on a stick". (Last year she bought a shirt at the Minnesota state fair that listed all the foods you could find on a stick at the fair...and marked them off as she ate them). She's had all sorts of random foods this way.
3. She likes hanging out with her friends and walking around (to help work off the food she is consuming as she goes).
4. She loves random bizarre things, such as: butter sculptures, the world's largest pumpkin, and those cutouts that you stick your face in and take dumb pictures of!
5. She enjoys and appreciates the various concerts you can catch at a fair.
Reasons I don't like the fair:
1. The HEAT! Haven't you noticed almost NONE of the fair buildings in the world are air conditioned..even though we are living in 2007 and Willis Haviland Carrier
invented the first electrical air conditioning in 1902!!!!
2. Fried foods are bad (but I do love me some funnel cake!)
3. Food on a stick is just wrong and quite frankly...scares me.
4. Butter sculptures melt, pumpkins rot, and I don't need anymore stupid pictures of myself!
5. I do enjoy going to the concerts...but I can do that anytime of the year...preferrably either when it's cooler outside or at an INDOOR venue!!
The fair here in Goodland is quite different than that which I am used to. They do not have a carnival that comes in to town. OH NO! They have their own rides and games, because the crime rate was increasing way too much during fair week while all the carneys were in town. So they bought some seriously antiquated rides and then they beg people around town to run them and the games. Now, I already had a booth for my job, I worked 3 different days in the Kiwanis food kitchen, and then they called and asked me to do one of the kids games. I said I would for two nights. Ended up being the kid train..which is barrels hooked together and pulled behind a golf cart ...just around the fairgrounds. YES...for those of you that have been in a car with me...they asked ME to drive the kiddie train. I did not kill, mame, or even harm a single child or bystander. However, with all the different booths and the heat and working my regular job...I must admit...I'm so glad the fair is over!
Oh yeah, and 1 of the nights I did ride some rides with friends. First it was the sizzler...which I swear gave me whiplash, then the tilt-a-whirl which we couldn't get to spin much, and then the swings. I'm not sure if it's just been so long since I've rode any rides, if I'm just totally lame, or if almost being 30 is affecting me...but I almost blew chunks on the swings! My eyes were watering and I had that awful feeling working itself into my throat. I told my friend I thought I was going to puke....he laughed. I said, no really...if this ride doesn't end....I'm gonna puke. The ride ended and I went and sat on a bench while they rode some more rides. Suck! Whatever...it's over...until next year anyway!
P.S. Random fact: nacho cheese that you pump out of the machine...if you overshoot the cup and it lands on your hand...I swear it causes a 3rd degree burn. The guys in the Kiwanis booth with me thought I was being dramatic I'm sure, but then they saw the blister and that my finger was red and swollen! I didn't make anymore nachos that day! They(the nachos)are evil I'm pretty sure and I still have a huge blister that is shaped like a heart. I should take a picture and post it on here for you entertainment. NAH...that's gross.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Advice from Butzie
So while I was home this weekend, my family celebrated my 30th birthday early. The card from my parents had a list of "30 Top Pieces of Advice" my mom had written out. Thought I'd share them with you.
1. Go to church.
2. Keep daily communication with God and those you love.
3. Never eat yellow snow!
4. Don't sweat the small stuff.
5. Accept change.
6. Don't buy something for $50 and then sell it a garage sale for .50!
7. Water your grass.
8. Make your bed and the whole room looks better.
9. Check the air in your tires.
10. Never drink and drive.
11. Know when to hold 'em.
12. Know when to fold 'em.
13. Never count your money while your sitting at the table.
14. Be kind.
15. Share.
16. Clean up your own mess.
17. Help others.
18. Learn to listen.
19. Know when to walk away.
20. Know when to run.
21. Allow others to have a different opinion.
22. Always put the dogs out before you go to bed.
23. Thank others.
24. Share your artistic talents.
25. Appreciate.
26. Wear your good undies every day.
27. Accept responsibility.
28. Bloom where you're planted.
29. Eat your veggies.
30. Be patient!
I hope you all know Kenny Roger's song "The Gambler" or some of these won't have been near as funny to you!
1. Go to church.
2. Keep daily communication with God and those you love.
3. Never eat yellow snow!
4. Don't sweat the small stuff.
5. Accept change.
6. Don't buy something for $50 and then sell it a garage sale for .50!
7. Water your grass.
8. Make your bed and the whole room looks better.
9. Check the air in your tires.
10. Never drink and drive.
11. Know when to hold 'em.
12. Know when to fold 'em.
13. Never count your money while your sitting at the table.
14. Be kind.
15. Share.
16. Clean up your own mess.
17. Help others.
18. Learn to listen.
19. Know when to walk away.
20. Know when to run.
21. Allow others to have a different opinion.
22. Always put the dogs out before you go to bed.
23. Thank others.
24. Share your artistic talents.
25. Appreciate.
26. Wear your good undies every day.
27. Accept responsibility.
28. Bloom where you're planted.
29. Eat your veggies.
30. Be patient!
I hope you all know Kenny Roger's song "The Gambler" or some of these won't have been near as funny to you!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Africa Smafrica
So my sister, Amy, is moving to Africa tomorrow. I'm not too thrilled about it. She's excited though and feels it is what she is supposed to be doing. Hmmm...
She'll be there a year, maybe 2. The maybe 2 just makes me even more "not thrilled". Sigh. I'm a bad sister and a horrible person aren't I? I should be at least a little supportive I suppose. I just don't want to be. I want her to stay in the USA and preferrably Kansas.
Anyway, if you want to know more about why she is moving there, here is her new blog she has started for this particular journey. http://rubyslipperlady.wordpress.com/
Since there is no cell phone service there, she would love to read your comments. However, to leave a comment on her blog, you have to get a username and password...but you DON'T have to start your own blog.
Maybe I'll win the lottery and can go visit? Oh, and in case you were wondering, she will not be living in a hut in a village. (I was deeply saddened by this...I think she should!) The majority of the time, she'll be living in an apartment in a city...and will only be in the small villages about 30% of the time I think. Bummer, eh?
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Wacky nonsense from my Vegas Vaca
Joy, Shavaun and I headed to Vegas on the 4th of July. One of Joy's brothers, Jay, got married on 07-07-07, so we had an excuse to go. (I was supposed to go the month prior with some college friends, but couldn't get off work).
First night there, some random man kisses me and then leaves the bar with his DAD! He was pretty good looking though (the guy, not the dad!) ha How did we not get a picture of THAT?!!
This picture was about 2 mintues before the incident occurred! ha
At the pool, I accidentally mistake an 8 foot drop off for what I thought was just another step down. Then after I quit choking on all the water I swallowed and could feel my toes again after they slammed into the side of the pool...I couldn't quit laughing and almost peed my pants, which would obviously have only made matters worse...much much worse!
We went to the wax museum and of course, took a bunch of stupid pictures. Here are just a few for your enjoyment.
Shavaun and Earnhardt....I hate NASCAR!
Joy with Agassi...Shavaun is cheering from the stadium seats set up behind him! HA!
Me with Siegfried, Roy, and one of the tigers. Rrrroarrr!
Joy touching "THE ROCK". She looks so shy! We know better!
Heff...look at Joy with her hand on his knee! Too funny!
I saw 2 famous people, which of course, no one else did and then didn't believe me! ha (We saw the soap star again the next day so I had proof). Eileen Davidson was the soap star and in the airport I saw Crystal Gayle!
Some strange man tried to abduct me on Freemont Street. He just grabbed my hand and started pulling me down the street. I'm like, "Ummmm, I don't THINK SO! I took karate fool!"
After a long HOT day, I stopped to get a drink at our hotel bar. About 3 hours later as were leaving again for the evening, I realized I had no wallet. Long story short, I had indeed left it at the bar and someone had actually turned it in to security...with everything still in it. The security man thought it was a riot and made fun of me. (We stayed at the Frontier which and it was only gonna be open one more week and then they will tear it down...sad...it's the first place in Vegas Elvis performed!)
I was given a new nickname by one of the other gals that had come for the wedding. Apparently my hot pink high heels made me look like a hooker, which she seemed to think are all named Candy. And because they were pink, she started referring to me as Cotton Candy..and then shortened to CC. It was entertaining.
So, even though it was 116 degrees every day we were there, we had a blast! Although the next trip...will be in the frickin winter please and thank you!
OH WAIT!!!! I must not forget to tell you about the Bikini Bull Riding. We stayed at the Frontier..which has the bar Gilly's. The night we went there we finally got a table and it was right next to the mechanical bull ring. Later that evening they were trying to get girls to enter the bikini bull riding contest to win $500. Now, I have actually rode a mechanical bull and have pictures for proof...quite frankly, I rocked! ha Still, there was no way in hell you'd get my ass in any kind of swimsuit to ride a bull that a bunch of other nasty half naked hookers had just rubbed their skanky germs all over. So a bit later the first girl comes out and is wearing Gilly's hot pants, and tiny shirt. We're like oh, she must work here and is gonna get the crowd revved up. She gets on the bull, but it goes real slow and she is gyrating with it. Next thing we know all she has on is the hotpants. I turned to the other 4 women at my table and said, "I don't think she works here, and this is NOT what I thought they meant by bikini bull riding". They all laughed and agreed. There were 2 other women that attempted to outdo the first. 2 of the 3 gals were so flat chested they might have actually been men with it tucked in..I'm really not sure! The other one, must have won this a few times and used her winnings to get a boob job. They were so fake she actually could move them up and down like male body builders do. It was so NOT RIGHT! All I could do was laugh and be thankful that: there were only 3 contestants so it ended quickly, mine are real, and I don't feel the need to bare them to the world for a little cash or any other reason! God is good. Amen.
VIVA LAS VEGAS!
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