bowlin' with the homies 

$10 for cosmic bowling, $5 for a beer, $1 to print a cute "bowling pic", katy's score 163, jay's shoes (and unnamed score)...priceless. 

bowling babes 

two words: cosmic bowling

tonight, a crew of us went to don carter lanes and did a bit of cosmic bowling. this was to start of a new thing...in the tradition of our parents' "supper club," i have started "game night" for some of our friends. tonight was the kick off. good times, people, good times.

i have to say, i don't believe i've participated in any cosmic bowling since the good ol' waco days, but wow, it was fun. i think i may have to make this a regular activity, just please, don't tell anyone. unless of course, you want to join us next time...we can always make room for one more.

lee harvey's

i guess this is something i just feel a need to blog about...to share with my blog-reading friends. about a place i cannot explain in words...it's a little bit of everything i like wrapped up into one. that place, my friends, is called lee harvey's. there are several elements of my favorite flavors that qualify this place for greatness:

1. dive - oh yes, this would be described as a dive. very small, unique, and great for people watching.

2. food,beverage - delicious. and you can order vegetarian but you can also get a charcoal hamburger! and they serve things like pabst blue ribbon...it just entertains me, people.

3. location - south of downtown, random and out of place...enough to keep a lot of people on edge. i like that.

4. fire pits, picnic tables, rock/gravel grounds, dogs allowed, live music.

need i say more? just check it out, oh and call me when you decide to go, we'll grab a picnic table and people watch together. www.leeharveys.com

terrifying hurricane coverage

i am completely addicted to this news coverage of the hurricane. this is terrifying and it is amazing to me that so many of these people are not taking this evacuation seriously. i pray that these people are able to escape this horrible pending catastrophe. i love the city of new orleans, and that entire part of the country. my heart goes out to all of the people left behind, and i hope that many more will be able to make it out.

it's times like this that you really start to think about what is really important.

hooray, it's fall...BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!

friends, fall is officially upon us. no, the air has yet to turn crisp (at least in dallas), but the kids are in school and football season is here.

i awoke this morning to the wonderful sound of kirk herbstreit's voice coming through my t.v., and i was happy, not only because of the outrageous crush i have on him, but because this was the first REAL indication that football season is finally here. the first of many saturday mornings watching espn's game day had begun. i raced to the door to get the paper and find out the high school football scores, listened to the madness of lee corso, it was great. i couldn't think of a thing at that moment that would make me happier. then i realized, this time next week i'll be in norman, at memorial stadium watching the first OU game of the season...bliss.

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

baby dog 

sleeping yorkies (chloe, mckenzie, maddy) 

maddy 

puppies

my parents were out of town last week, the same week they found out they got maddy, the little puppy that stole my heart. i had the pleasure of keeping her for a few days until they got back into town. i had a blast hanging out with mckenzie, chloe (my parent's dog), and maddy (new puppy), when they came back to texas and took her home, my heart was broken. i'm such a sap for these dogs!

funny friends 

mckenzie and casey get treats 

help protect women

my dear friend, shonnie, is working in d.c. this summer for an aids advocacy group (i'm so proud of her!!). in reading over some of the possible bills to go to congress, she ran across a bill, the violence against women act. please click here to show your support.


Every day 700 women are assaulted by their intimate partners--and four are murdered.
In September, Congress will consider the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which is the most important legislation ever enacted to protect women from domestic violence and sexual assault.
If it is not reauthorized, victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and the organizations that support them are at risk of losing aid and protection.
Please, join me in supporting the reauthorization of VAWA. It's simple and important - and will only take you a minute. Click here: http://www.700women.org/

the coolest thing i have ever seen

please, please, please take the time to download this short little bleep on the world island (scroll down) outside of dubai. this is the most unbelievable thing i have ever heard of...like something out of a movie, but it's real!!!

update on the www.yappyhappy.com

as you can see below (after the taliban pic), we are happy with the yappyhappy experiment. the little keychain and "luggage" tag are hilarious. what a funny, entertaining, and useless little way to spend a few bucks. love it.

tuna taliban...give her an AK-47 and she'd be legit. 

'kenzie's credentials 

www.yappyhappy.com 

a worthwhile cause

http://www.one.org

i already bought a pack of the wristbands in order to show my support. what a good cause, and what an array of people they have as their spokespeople! genius. i won't get on a tangent about this issue, i think it pretty much speaks for itself...i have three wristbands spoken for, but if you'd like one (i'll have 7 left), let me know and i'll be sure and save one for you once they arrive.