Category: General

This morning was much better than yesterday morning, new coffeemaker, coffee was had, life is good.
Yesterday after work I went and had my hair done, by someone new, Rhonda Martinez, and she totally rocked! Everyone in the DFW area needs to make an appointment with her and have her do your hair! http://www.Rockwallsalons.com/aboutrhonda is her website. I am back in love with my hair!
I am still not happy with Starbucks not being open when I come to work; however, I am sure I will forgive them tomorrow when I am in need of my Friday fix. I don’t know if I will go for the Dark Cherry Mocha drink or try something new. I have had the Dark Cherry twice now and it is roll your eyes in the back of your head good. I hope everyone tries it, I don’t know if it is seasonal or one of the regulars, so hurry and get one!
Today is our team meeting at work, I have been put in charge of a team building exercise, I have come up with one that I hope everyone likes and thinks is fun. I won’t put it here yet, as some of my co-workers read this and I want it to be a surprise. So tomorrow you will know what it was and if it was a hit or miss.
I am now in the process of deciding what color I want my hair, do I want to keep it the dark brown it is or put highlights in it. That is the question of the day. I like the dark brown, it is my natural color, and I had it red for many years. So many that I in fact forgot what my natural color was. I had to grow out the roots and have a colorist match it. I don’t know why I was ever unhappy with it. My color suits my skin tone. I think I so desperately wanted red because of Jamie Finnell, Jamie was a girl I went to school with, she was a year older and had the most beautiful red hair I had ever seen, and have not since high school. But I have been trying to achieve Jamie Finnell red since. I never did achieve that color so I quit trying and went back to being me. It only took, well; many years for me to figure out I looked best as myself. However if someone told me they could get me that color, I would jump on it!

Today is not a good day. My coffeemaker broke this morning. This is a tragedy! I am just now getting my coffee. I should have had it two hours ago! I am clumsy, foggy, and barely able to form words. I also think the world is collapsing around me. Cannot be perky this morning, am grumpy, so grumpy that if it were Christmas I would be saying Bah Humbug! I don’t know who I am without the perkiness. Jess did you send mental messages to Chewie to break my coffeemaker?
I stopped at 7-Eleven to get coffee, I know what you are thinking, why not Starbucks. Well, let me tell you something, Starbucks has abandoned me in the pre-dawn hours. They are not open when I go to work. I don’t understand. Where are you when I really need you corporate coffee giant? Asleep, that is where you are. I am saddened by your lack of compassion for me at my moment in real need, I am there for you, always willing to part with my hard earned money, telling everyone about your new products, steering them toward your caffeine goodness. I don’t understand why you are not there for me?
Now the 7-Eleven coffee is taking effect and I am beginning to feel better. I will have to purchase a new coffeemaker today, after I get my hair done. I am going right after work to get my hair done. You might wonder why this is mention worthy, well, the person who used to do my hair retired. Yes, retired. So I have been searching for someone to take her place. I think I may have found her, my friend Carol, her sister is a hair stylist and Carol’s hair always looks amazing, so I have made an appointment with Ronda. I will let everyone know how it goes. Ha, you all already knew that!
I have a wedding update; however, I am going to save that for a later date. I hope everyone gets their caffeine fix today.

I was watching The View this morning before coming into work; their big guest was Jessica Simpson. I readily admit to being a huge fan. I loved hers and Nick Lachey’s show on MTV, Newlyweds. It was pure sitcom gold. I know what you are thinking, it was a reality show. But was it really? Jessica would say wacky things and Nick would look at the camera with an ever suffering look. The show made Jessica look like a total blonde ditz. However, in reality, this girl is smart and has a lot of business savvy. Her shoe line is nothing short of amazing, she has designed smart, sexy, quality, affordable shoes. They are sold in all the better department stores.
But let’s get back to her first show, camera’s followed her and Nick 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to get 25 minutes worth of show. If camera’s followed you around for that long do you think they would get 25 minutes of you saying something or doing something embarrassing and or completely ditzy? They would follow them around for roughly a month to get 25 minutes of show. I know if I had cameras following me around for a month they could probably get more than that.
If they followed me to a trip to Oklahoma they could get a whole 2 hour special on primetime television. I seem to do the most embarrassing things in Oklahoma, it all starts when I cross the border. First I develop an accent, I don’t even know where it comes from, and next I just begin doing embarrassing things, not limited to locking myself in a bathroom at a convenience store and falling in a museum, wearing a skirt. Then there is the whole episode with Garth Brooks, at church.
Don’t even get me started on how I behaved with Scott Baio that was the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me in my life. And no, I will not be sharing that here, yet. I may later on, but not now. It is still painful after all of these years. Painful but funny. That would have been television gold.
Jessica has a new television show that will be on VH1, it is called The Price of Beauty. It looks interesting and insightful. What do we do to ourselves to achieve our own personal idea of beauty? Me, well, I starve myself, if I could afford it I would totally have plastic surgery. I make no secret of that. What do you do to achieve your idea of perfect beauty?

So yesterday I totally cheated on Starbucks Friday. It was not my fault however; it was the fault of my fiancée. He came over and said, first things first, Starbucks. What could I do? It called to me as soon as I walked in the door, Dark Cherry Mocha, extra hot. Total greatness.
I have been thinking a lot lately about what I want to do with my life. Should I go back to school and finish that journalism degree? I loved going to school, everything about it, well except for the math classes. Not crazy about that part of school. I love ferreting out the truth and telling everyone what I found, I am not talking gossip, I am talking news stories. Of course I like telling everyone what I think as well.
I am a Mary Kay Skin Care Consultant as well, and I love that. I love helping women feel good about themselves, there is something about helping a woman take care of her outside so she feels good on the inside. I love it. I love working with positive women, I love working with a company that has the best interest of its sales force in the forefront of their mind. God, Family, Career, that is the Mary Kay motto and it appeals to me.
However I know I want to do something else as well, I don’t know, does anyone have any ideas what I should do? Can you gather any hidden talents in my completely random words here? If so, please, please enlighten me!

Yesterday was shopping with Elizabeth day. It was a funfilled day, we had plans to go to the regular mall then the outlet mall. We found everything we were looking for at that regular mall, however decided to make a trip to the outlet mall just for the heck of it. On our way to the outlet mall, Jeffrey sent me a text, asking if I wanted to come watch the baby while he did some yard work.  So, plans changed, off we went. Now, Elizabeth is a total outdoor girl. So while I got to play with Tessa, she got to help her brother with the yard work. Perfect for both of us! Before going to Jeffrey’s there was the obligitory stop at Taco Bueno. Whenever Elizabeth and i are together, it is a Taco Bueno day!

So, I got to play Barbies, and cars, and puzzles and take all of the money out of the piggy bank and put it back in with Tessa. So much fun!

After that we ran by New Flower to get Elizabeth some of the just chicken salad that she loves so much. That was for her to take home with her. We also found these beautiful purple flowering shamrocks. I bought that for her as well. She is turning into quite the plant person.

After that it was a quiet home with my thoughts, I think we can all agree sometimes that is a scary place to visit. I am not having good thoughts people, I am very conflicted about several things at the moment and chaos reigns.

I think another shopping trip is in order for today, this time with just me. Maybe the outlet mall, Target and wherever else I want to go. Or maybe a movie! I’ll let you know tomorrow what I decided!

Today is not a Starbucks day. I am finally down from the total high of the Dark Cherry Mocha. I am trying a new coffee here at home, it is a dark french roast from Wolfgang Puck. It is pretty good, very full bodied and robust. I know you are all wondering how I take my coffee at home, well I use extra heavy whipping cream and if I am feeling decadent I will add a splash of flavored coffee creamer. It makes the coffee amazingly rich and good! I suggest everyone that takes cream in their coffee try it.
On the agenda for today is shopping with Elizabeth, we have not spent the day together in a long time. I am way excited. Yesterday afternoon was spent with Jeffrey. I love spending time with my adult children. They have turned out so well, I like to think I had a little to do with it, however, I firmly believe we are born being who we are going to be. And they are amazing. I believe in genetics over environment.
Well I know I will have more tomorrow as I will have the adventurous shopping trip to talk about then! I hope everyone has a great day, it is sunny and beautiful here in Texas! Oh and everyone download Christian Kane’s new album, I so do not like country, but his music is a combination of country, soul, and a little rock and roll! I love, love, love it!

Oh Dark Cherry Café Mocha, how many ways do I love thee? Let me count them:
1. The way you give me warmth and comfort while never asking for anything in return.
2. The easy way you slide down my throat.
3. The smooth dark cherry surrounded by the chocolaty goodness
4. The totally synthetic euphoric feeling you give me

Turns out there is only 4 ways… If you have not tried the new Dark Cherry Café Mocha, run, do not walk to Starbucks!

Well, it is Friday, that can only mean one thing, STARBUCKS! I will be acquiring my Starbucks treat on my lunch break, which we all know is at 9:30 AM. I know what you are all thinking, great, it’s Friday and now all she is going to do is wax on about her Starbucks treat. Ha, guess again. It’s Friday, which means it is the day after Thursday, bet you didn’t know that. I will be discussing The Office today. If no one saw last night’s episode, watch it, it will be well worth your time. Especially if you are a fan of the show.
Last night Michael took sucking up to the boss to a new level, I know everyone thinks this is not how real offices are, however, Michael reminds me so much of a manager here in my office. And huge coincidence, we, here in this office, have a new higher up that is a woman and she is right above the manager that reminds me of Michael. I would like everyone out there to do the math. Although, on television, in the end, Michael did the right thing for the people that report directly to him. This does not happen in real life. Unfortunately, in this world, it is dog eat dog. At least within the management team. It is not pretty to watch, entertaining, yes, pretty, not so much.
Office politics aside, I am totally enjoying my new manager, I will not, however, get used to her, as I will get a new one in a few months. They like doing that, changing your manager every 6 months. I have learned to live with constant change here. We also have to change desks every 6 months, so I have taken all of my personal touches home. No pictures of my beautiful family, no mementos, no anything, well I have kept my radio. I need my daily dosage of Kidd Kraddick in the Morning.
After work today I get to spend some time with my amazing oldest son, he will be 25 this year. I totally cannot believe that my baby boy is a husband and a father. So grown up. I am so very proud of him and his accomplishments.
I have already had a lot of coffee this morning; I have switched to caffeine free tea for now, until I get my caffeine loaded coffee treat in roughly 4 hours! WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!

Yesterday I finished the laundry! A major accomplishment, I must say, very proud of myself. It was the perfect day to stay home, it was rainy for part of the day and I had an amazing book to read. It is a book about Nefertiti. I am completely fascinated by strong women in history. I named my daughter after Queen Elizabeth I and her mother Anne. I have a deep love of history, all history, not just recent history. I love ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Aztec, Mayan, and too many other civilizations to mention. I love it all, from the early days of the earth forming to our own recent American history. I have a tendency to read anything I can get my hands on.
My favorite bookstore is half price books, it is an amazing place. Full of treasures you just can’t find in a regular bookstore. Of course I still love Barnes and Noble, and I look for books at Target and Wal-Mart. I even peruse the book aisle at the supermarket. You just never know what you will find.
I think my absolute favorite time in history to read about is ancient Egypt. It is fascinating, the intrigue, and their unerring belief that royalty was deity come to earth. I think we have just scratched the surface on this great culture; there is still so much to learn. I would love to visit Egypt and go to the all of the great monuments there. Who are we kidding I would have loved to have been a female Indiana Jones making discoveries and uncovering facts that no one has ever found before.
Maybe in my next life, for now I will settle for reading all about it.

Yes, I have decided to take the whole day off, no, I am not Ferris Bueler. I had half the day off and when I woke this morning I decided I didn’t really want to go to work at all. So, called in and got the rest of the day off. Yay!
I know you are wondering what I will be doing with my wonderful day off. Well, let me tell you, laundry abounds, I have not done serious laundry in about two weeks. I know that sounds bad, however, when you have as many clothes as I do you can get away with that. I could probably go about 6 weeks and never wear the same thing twice. When I was a freshman in high school we had a math teacher, and I wish I could remember her name, she never wore the same outfit all year long. She is my idol. I want to be her. I wish I could have gotten a magical glimpse inside her closet. There was also a girl with a nose ring in that class. A huge shock for 1979 Owasso, Oklahoma. That girl was a rebel, if I could go back in time I would be friends with her, she wore all black and had a nose ring, oh and she hung out at the convience store across from the school and smoked! That girl was way too cool for any of us. I wonder what happened to her? Tammi do you remember her?
I would also like to organize my shoes, or re-organize, as they were organized until I didn’t put anything away after I wore them. Been going on for months. Shameful, I know. So everyone, wish me luck on my day off that it is at once relaxing and productive!