The Stars Are Out

As you all know by now, I'm a HUGE fan of Dancing with the Stars. After the first dance, I have decided to rank the dancers as to how I believe they will exit the show. At the end of the season we'll see how close I was. Here are my predictions, in order of who is leaving first.

Mark
Josie
Wayne
Marie
Cameron
Jennie
Albert
Sabrina
Mel
Floyd
Jane
Helio - THE WINNER!!!

Let the dancing begin...........

Austin Trip

Last weekend a group of us went down to Austin for a boat ride on some river - I still don't know what river it was, but it sure was beautiful! If I had to live in Austin, which I'm keeping my fingers crossed will never happen, I would live there. Here's a picture of the group that went down. Mind you, this picture was taken at 7:30 on a Saturday morning....

Corpus/Beach Trip

Thanks to everyone for all your support during my Corpus/Beach Trip!! It was a great success and everyone is still raving about it. Thanks for supporting me in this by supplying your homes, your time, your food and your help (especially Josh & Jill!!) I have such a wonderful family -- and now people up here know that, too. I love you all!!!

DANCING WITH THE STARS!!!!!

It's almost that time. Dancing With the Stars is right around the corner. I'm so excited. This season, Marie Osmond will be one of the contestants. Hopefully she won't embarrass us too bad.


Now, I'm sure that Patty is pretty heart broken that Donny isn't appearing. You just wipe those tears, Patty -- I'm sure Donny will make an appearance every once in a while in the audience......lol

I sure know I'm disappointed it's Marie instead of Donny. Check out this picture below. He's like, what, a million years old now, but yet still such a freakin' HOTTIE!!!!


And check out that doll Marie has in her lap. What a freaky little version of Donny!!!! Or at least that's what I'm thinking she meaning it to be.....I don't know :-)

Independence Day 2 ?

Scaaaaaaaary.......

Okay, so Wednesday we had an explosion and then Thursday.....aliens? Doesn't this picture of the sun yesterday look like when the aliens attacked on the movie Independence Day? Either that or we live in a glass bowl and somebody's looking at us with their big 'ole freakin' eyeball!!! Strange things ARE afoot at the Circle K.

Dallas Explosion.....

Well, if you didn't hear, we had an explosion in downtown Dallas on Wednesday. Thank goodness no one was killed. It truly was a miracle.

That aside, I've got to say....it was incredible to witness!! It was so powerful. Our building shook every time one of the canisters exploded and it, at times, got me a little nervous, especially when I saw the parts of the canisters shooting like comets across the sky. I actually saw one flaming ball land just in front of an 18-wheeler on the freeway. You can see how close the freeway was to all of this and I just couldn't believe that people were still driving right next it -- incredible!!!

I've attached a couple of pictures that I took after the fact. I wish I would have thought about my camera when it was actually exploding. These pictures were taken from my office.

The black smoke is the building where the explosion occurred and the white smoke is where some of the canisters flew across the freeway and got the grass on fire.

I FINALLY Cut My Hair.......

See!

Pay no attention to the dirty office!!!

Fire and Floods.......

I took this picture yesterday. It's of a 2-day fire outside my office window. We could see the flames, it was pretty cool....an old, empty building, no one was hurt, luckily. If you look real close, right above the starting point of the fire, in the upper left-hand corner of the picture, you can see the Trinity River. It's not that big, it never really is......half the time you can't even tell there's a river there.....


Now look at the river today.........good news, at least the fire is almost out!

My Absolute Favorite Women in the World!!!

I'VE GOT FRIENDS.........again......

I've been up in the Dallas area for almost 7 years now and I'm finally making friends. I decided to stop being a hermit. Here's part of the group they call "The 30Somethings". I think I'm one of the oldest, but luckily everybody thinks I'm one of the younger ones ..... shhhhhhhhh, don't tell ;-}

And yes, if you look real hard, there is a guy in the right-hand side window. He's a little strange, but funny!

Why I Love My TV

These are my favorite TV shows. See what a diverse person I am, all the way from Hannah Montana to Lost. Oh well, I may be a grownup, but I still love my Disney!!!
Of course, I've got plenty of time to watch TV, unlike most of you.

Last but not least, American Idol!!!

My Celebrity Look-a-likes (or so they say......)

I know, I know, Matthew Perry??? At least it's not the Cowardly Lion....I was really expecting him to show up -- I think it's all the hair :-}

Hey wait, I don't see any double chins on any of my look-a-likes. What's up with that????

Turn It Up!!!

I've got music, thanks to Holly -- she's so high-tech ;-} Unfortunately it takes a while to start playing....so please be patient, it's there!!!!

It's the heart of rock-n-roll ....... it keeps beating .....

Just HAD to Have a Big Cookie......

Yes, yesterday was my "39th" birthday -- can you believe it???? Me neither. I had a great day at work, many flowers, balloons, money, gift cards and a fabulous strawberry cake......but, I just had to have a Big Cookie.

I called the Great American Cookie Company and ordered a cookie for me to pick up at 6:30, since I had an appt at the stake center at 7:00. On my way home, the radio announced that I was driving directly into a tornado warning area. I was spooked, so I called Joy to keep me company during my drive. I had to get to the mall to get that cookie!! I made it there, got the cookie and had about 15 minutes to get to the stake center.

As I proceeded to leave the mall, from the Dillard's exit, of course, the wind and rain were incredible. There was stuff flying all over the place. I knew I shouldn't go outside. So I went back into Dillard's and hoped to wait out the storm. It would be okay if I were just a few minutes late for my appt.......

Well, the firm alarms started going off, everyone in Dillards starting going towards the escalators (I was on the 2nd floor). So I decided it would be best to follow. I started cutting across the clothes area and "bang" the lights went out. (Mind you, I'm carrying a big cookie, plus another little (heavy) bag because I just "had" to do a little shopping.) So I weaved my way through the clothes, in the dark, and finally make it to the escalators. I had left my cell phone in the car, of course, but luckily everybody else had theirs so there was a little light. I had to feel my way down the escalator, PRAYING that the lights didn't come back on while I was going down or else there would be pieces of me and cookie all over the place.

I finally made it down the stairs and realized we had been locked in Dillards. I sat on the floor in the men's department for about an hour and a half in the dark, with the sirens going off, with a bunch of strangers. Needless to say, I missed my appointment.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!! At least I won't forget it.....and at least I didn't get hit by a tornado!! There's always a silver lining, if you look hard enough....... :-}

A Very Cold Easter Weekend......

I went down to Corpus for Easter.....brrrr, it was cold, but at least it wasn't snowing like it was in Dallas. I had a great time and enjoyed freaking everybody out with my "big ole" scar........

Julie's kids coloring Easter eggs

Brock is such a doll!!

I sure do miss the good-old days of napping.......looks good, huh?

My "Brain" Surgery......

I just wanted to thank everyone for your love, support and many prayers during my "brain" ordeal. It's taken a little over a month, but I'm really starting to feel much better. I do still have moments where it gets pretty bad, but that's usually only when I over-do it.

The doctor said I can't play golf for "at least" six months.......sorry, Dad! And I can't ride a roller coaster for "at least" a year. No more extreme sports/contact sports for me. Darn it!!! You know how much I love bungy jumping.......

Thanks everyone!!!!

San Francisco - Part 1

Here are a few pictures from my trip to San Fran last week. I had a great time!!

The Seals (or Sea Lions....I don't know the difference)

The outcast (just like that poor Meerkat!)

Almost to Alcatrez

Lombard Street (The crooked street)

The Gang (Minus Steven who was taking the picture!)

San Francisco - Part 2

Here are a few more pictures from San Fran!!








Me, Donna and a Mime

The Bridge (Golden Gate, that is)

Another boat arriving on Alcatrez

Solitary Confinement (Below - Very Creepy!)

The "Trolley" we took everywhere.

NASCAR Baby!!!

Terry's last race. If you look closely, you can see two number 44's. The old car is the car Terry drove when you got his first win -- his son Justin is driving. They got to make a few laps at the beginning of the race at the front of the field. It was sweet!!!

Can you see Bobby in the truck??

He didn't win......

He might be a redneck...........ya think????

Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeeeen

Halloween at Work. We dressed up in our pajamas -- it was the most comfortable day of the year!! Like the shoes? At home when I had them off, I couldn't tell whether they were my shoes or Chloe!

Halloween at Home. Doesn't Tara look cute as a kitty -- you'd think she would have scared Chloe, but of course, Chloe adores her, even if she was a cat. We had a great time decorating the house and scaring the neighhorhood children.....not really. Although there were many who were too scared to come up to the house. We had it pretty dark and had Halloween music playing. But how can the Addams' Family and Ghostbusters be scary????

BYU Football

Tara and I went to the BYU/TCU football game last night. We had a great time. BYU won, of course!! Tara really had a good time -- we were "high-fiving" all over the place. On Tara's run to the concession stand she "literally" ran into Shawn Bradley, former Dallas Maverick's basketball player. Good thing she didn't spill her nachos all over him. Boy, is he tall!!!!

I saw a few people from my past. Anyone remember Clyde Esplin? It's really odd how I keep running into him. He lives in Mississippi now and flew in on his boss's private plane. Must be nice.

Go Cougars!!!!

ARLINGTON BURNING.....well, just a little bit on my fence!!

I woke up at 4:30 this morning to make one of my 50 million trips a night to the restroom and smelled something odd. It was an extreme cigarette smell. I waited just a second to decide whether or not I had a problem and realized I DID have a problem. I immediately put my contacts in and threw on some clothes. Tara now lives with me, but of course, was over at Holly's -- so I was all alone. I went into the main part of the house, nothing. I called Mom, figuring that she would be nervous when the phone rang at 4:30. She told me to look outside and BINGO there it was. My neighbor, the bunny-rabbit neighbor, had a pile of hay in his backyard that apparently spontaneously combusted -- at least that's according to the firemen. I'll investigate a little more once I get home tonight. I called 911 -- my first time ever. I was nervous. The wind was blowing about 30 miles an hour and I was afraid it might catch my roof on fire. The firemen arrived less than 1 minute after I hung up with 911 -- they're really close. I apologized to them that the fire wasn't any bigger....they laughed and said to be grateful that I caught it in time.

My neighbors are really starting to concern me. Did I tell you somebody mailed me a ceramic bunny the other day???? If any of you mailed it to me, yeah, real funny!!!! Well, at least my life is starting to pick up in the exciting department!!!