wonderful story!!!

these california wildfires are such a tragedy. i have been so heartbroken watching the coverage of all of these poor folks that have lost so much.

however, i just saw a story on cnn that has me in tears - happy tears! it's a sweet story about a golden retriever from california and his family that have struggled through the last few days, losing their home in the fires. nothing like a story about a noooorman (this dog looks so much like him!!) to brighten your day.

click here to watch the story about this sweet golden retriever, teddy.

happy birthday, hubby!!

33 loooooong years ago jay was ushered into this world. although he is now entering his geriatric years, i still just love him to pieces. so everyone out there, raise your glass to jay!!! HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

thought i would share a jay and judd photo in honor of the day:

celebrating another OU orange bowl victory

we started celebrating his b-day yesterday. corby and i got a few of his friends organized enough to get a tailgate together and courtney helped me out so that i was able to suprise him with tickets to the cowboys/vikings game. this was a special cowboy game, where we declared we were not cheering for either team, rather just "offense"...meaning that we wanted adrian peterson to have a great game because we love him, but we still wanted the cowboys to win. very confusing. gave me tired head.

some pics from the day...

tailgate

all-day-adrian-peterson

cowboy cheerleaders

won't be the cowboys stadium for too much longer, so i got a pic!

what-a-game!!!

wow, college football is so exciting. i can't believe i just sat through a night of watching rutgers and south florida play, but wow, those are some fun teams to watch!


thank you, rutgers! BOOMER SOONER!!!! now it's just time to watch us roll up those polls...

memorial show for carter

in memory of a great man...a great show, a great cause.

click here for tickets.

katy's turning 10!!

i think this sounds like a blast. i've always loved the katy trail, and since we moved, norman and i jog on it daily. that said, i feel a big obligation to make sure her birthday bash is a good one.

dallas friends, email me if you want to join, because i will be there. we love you, katy!!

Celebrate Katy's 10th Birthday!

Nov. 4 2007, 2-5 p.m. at Reverchon Park

The Friends of the Katy Trail is celebrating our 10th birthday with a party featuring the Ben E. Keith International Beer Garden, free food and cake, and fun for everyone!

We have entertainment and activities for all ages and fabulous food from Campisis, MooYah, Pokey O's and Primos.

So come out to enjoy a fall afternoon at Reverchon Park and celebrate the Katy Trail's 10th Birthday


Entertainment and food are free of charge, however the Ben E. Keith International Beer Garden costs $20.

boy-toy-troy

last night, mary, jay and i (a crew recently nicknamed "three's company" since we all live in the same building and like to spend crazy fun amounts of time together) went to dinner in hp village at mi cocina.

spotted?

the great troy aikman, former oklahoma sooner* that reached fame playing QB for the dallas cowboys. mary and i could not stop talking about how smokin' HOT he is!!

this got me thinking some very deep thoughts i felt obligated to share on the blog...
damn, there are a lot of hot nfl quarterbacks! ; ) (think tom brady, tony romo, brett farve and the list goes on...)

i also decided that mi cocina is the place for celebrity sightings. we recapped at dinner the ones i can remember in recent years - peyton manning, jerry jones, luke wilson, maya angelou, and troy aikman. i decided that for dallas, that is pretty impressive.




*troy played for the sooners during the 1984-85 season.

cali

we had a great time in so cal. santa barbara is beautiful and santa monica is a blast!! the wedding went off without a hitch and was very pretty. shutters is a great place and gave us impeccable service. i was able to visit with a lot of friends that i rarely get to see...it's so funny to see a childhood friend get married. several of us there have known each other since we were eight years old! all that said, congrats, will and nell! you make a great couple.

i never want to come home when i visit that area. i can say without hesitation that in my opinion, it is absolutely the greatest part of the country. oh, and hills fans, we did make it into l.a./beverly hills area and made a quick visit to bolthouse productions, but i was to chicken to go in and see if heidi was in the office. i wish i was kidding...

santa monica

'kenz and i at the beach celebrating her 7th birthday

on the pier in santa barbara

post-rehearsal at the viceroy

for those of you that don't like/care about football, i am sorry that my blog becomes completely dominated by sports every fall...sorry for you, that is! you are missing out on a great year in football all-around.

that said, i know you don't all love it as much as i do, so i promise to put up some pics of the so cal trip this week - i'm sure i'll be having romantic dinners with justin timberlake and coffee with the girls from the hills. or maybe i'll just enjoy will's wedding and the beach with jay. either way, it promises to be fun!

ummm, can you say go cowboys!!! that was one heck of a game. our whole crew was in hysterics with all that drama. however, i must say, they have got to change the ruling on those last second timeouts. it KILLS me that they allow that crap. but who cares, because our boy, folk pulled it off twice!

28 - 21

that was one heck of a game, and we won it! what a fun day...we got to the fair early with our crew and enjoyed some good fair grub, then it was off to the game, for a day that i will not soon forget. we moved to number six in the AP poll, so life is good. BOOMER SOONER!

some pics from the day:

some of the crew at the fair pre-game

the band leader is jay's favorite

the sooners are victorious again!

scoreboard.

6 out of 8 ain't bad

happy birthday, coach!

happy birthday to one of my favorite people on earth, one that i would put at my dream dinner table anytime, barry switzer. he turns 70 today.

not only did the king (that's his nickname, but i like to call him "el presidente") lead OU to three of their seven national titles, he also took our beloved cowboys to a victorious super bowl. he is one of only two coaches to win both a collegiate national title and a super bowl (not to mention for my two favorite teams).

so sooners, let's win one for barry!!! BOOMER!!!!!!!

couldn't resist

if you want to buy the t-shirt, click here.

belmont hotel

last night jay and i joined a few friends at the belmont hotel, outside of downtown (dallas) near the beautiful kessler park area. if you have yet to check this place out, i would highly recommend it. we were very impressed. the hotel, the outdoor patio, the food, all of it. if i were ever to stay in a hotel in dallas, this would definitely be the first one i would want to try out.

looooong week

i'm so nervous about the game this weekend that i am having trouble focusing at work. is this normal? luckily we are staying very busy the next couple of nights, so hopefully that will keep me somewhat distracted.

this weekend, i'd like to see lots of this:

which would lead to this...

and make the sooner nation the happiest people in the world!!

i do want to give a shameless plug to the one thing i have to distract me friday evening when i get home from the OU parties. friday is the season premier of the greatness that is "friday night lights." seriously, if you have not watched it in the past, give it a shot. so great.

oh, and one last thing...

BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**update (10/4): i had a dream last night OU wins 71-3. foresight? i think so.