the big 12 championshipis upon us, and thanks to my wonderful friend, corby, jay and i are going! our crew is headed out for kansas city friday for the big game saturday.
the ou vs. nebraska rivalry is a rich, old tradition and i can't wait to watch stoops and the boys take this on...pictures to come next week!
I'd like to say before I make this post that I support our troops 100% and thank God for each of them. I am proud of them and love their loyalty to our freedom.
The war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the U.S. involvement in the war that President Bush's father fought in, World War II.
As of Sunday, the conflict in Iraq has raged for three years and just over eight months.
so you've probably heard, U2 released a new album, U218 singles. amazing, of course. one of their new songs, 'the saints are coming' has a fabulous video with quite a moving message, which i have posted below for your viewing pleasure.
in addition to the video, i watched a new show on hbo this week, 'off the record' in which bono and the edge were the guests of honor. i learned a lot, but quite possibly the most interesting was the history behind one of my favorite U2 songs, "bullet the blue sky". i won't go into too much depth, but bono was on a tour of a country that the band was helping financially along with his young wife...there were small villages being bombed, apparently it was a pretty horrific experience that he was not expecting. he felt he had put them both in grave danger, which made him angry. bono eventually learned that the bombing was coming from the U.S., and out of this experience, "bullet the blue sky" came into existance. if you recall bono's rant in the song:
"This guy comes up to me His face red like a rose on a thorn bush Like all the colors of a royal flush And he's peeling off those dollar bills Slapping them down One hundred, two hundred And I can see those fighter planes And I can see those fighter planes Across the mud huts where the children sleep Through the alleys of a quiet city street You take the staircase to the first floor Turn the key and slowly unlock the door As a man breathes into a saxophone And through the walls you hear the city groan Outside is America Outside is America"
bono revealed the face (red like a rose bush) he was discussing in the song was that of ronald reagan.
discovering new cities is always fun, so jay and i have made a vow not to visit the same place twice for the first few months in fort worth. all that came to a screeching halt last night, when we visited my new favorite place, fred's.
i stumbled upon fred's a few days ago and knew that a visit was VERY near. last night our friends, chris and courtney came over to visit. they also love a good dive, so we decided to try it out. we were NOT disappointed.
for those of you from the metroplex, this place is lee harvey's meets a 50's diner meets george's. they have big O's, a great outdoor area, an amazing staff, and GREAT food. this was definitely a great warm up for my attendance at george's on saturday. i'm looking forward to making this place one of my frequent haunts...love it!
jay and i have finally started the wedding website and spent the evening starting to get into the detail planning for our big day. we are excited to have all the business of new jobs and moving behind us so we can start planning the party! please visit the wedding webiste often to keep up with details...i'll try not to bore everyone here on my useless-information-blog, but for the purposes of planning, we will try to make the wedding website truly helpful. : )
if you are an OU fan, you undoubtedly have walked around the last two days with a big smile on your face. after all the trials we have faced this season, waking up this morning and reading THIS ARTICLE made me the happiest little girl on earth. if the season had to start the way it did, this is sure a great way to see it starting to wrap up! bob stoops is amazing.
i am excited to say (for the first time in a long while) that election day went well overall. even some of the repubs in texas got booted out of office, which is AMAZING (although somehow perry got re-elected). i woke up with a smile on my face and a feeling of confidence that we are moving in the right direction, or if anything, at least a fair and balanced one.
i'm proud of america, and love the below numbers, courtesy of time mag.
President Bush Job Approval RCP Average Approve 39.0% Disapprove 55.4% Spread 16.4%
i started this blog as a single working-girl in dallas. i used it to chronicle the stories of life post-college: travels with my friends and boyfriend, "tales" of my puppy-dogs (i'm so punny), an enormous amount of college football commentary (boomer sooner!), and to brag with pictures of my adorable nephews and nieces.
a lot has changed. i have since married that boyfriend. we kept traveling as much as we could. we bought a house in dallas, just in that perfect spot where the neighbors are nice and we don't have to venture far for the things we love about our city.
september of 2009, our lives changed forever. we had our son, link. and in october 2012, our sweet daughter, reese was born. i can honestly say that every day with our littles is pure joy. and this blog has, for the most part, evolved into a memory book for our little family.
enjoy, and if you are a friend (or a new blog friend!) that has stopped by to check in, please leave a comment to say hello! it's nice to hear from friends and i know it will be fun for us to look back on your notes later on.
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