pearl is sooooo scary

if for some reason the above does not work, go here:

http://sjl.funnyordie.com//v1/view_video.php?viewkey=3efbc24c7d2583be6925

(thanks for sharing, meg!!)

choosing a wife

i don't think i've ever posted a joke on the ol' blog, but i thought this one was pretty funny.

A man wanted to get married. He was having trouble choosing among
three likely candidates. He gives each woman a present of $5,000
and watches to see what they do with the money.

The first does a total make-over. She goes to a fancy beauty salon,
gets her hair done, new make-up and buys several new outfits, and
dresses up very nicely for the man. She tells him that she has done
this to be more attractive for him because she loves him so much.

The man was impressed.

The second goes shopping to buy the man gifts. She gets him a new
set of golf clubs, some new gizmos for his computer, and some
expensive clothes. As she presents these gifts, she tells him that
she has spent all the money on him because she loves him so much.

Again, the man is impressed.

The third invests the money in the stock market. She earns several
times the $5,000. She gives him back his $5,000 and reinvests the
remainder in a joint account. She tells him that she wants to save
for their future because she loves him so much.

Obviously, the man was impressed.

The man thought for a long time about what each woman had done
with the money he'd given her.

Then, he married the one with the biggest boobs.

Men are like that, you know.

sleepytime

how freakin' cute are they? i think i wore them out with all my picture taking, however...

follow up on bearfire

if you can't tell, i am really excited about this new fort-worth-ski-resort possiblity. a follow up to the previous post:

http://www.star-telegram.com/189/story/66915.html

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NORMAN!!!

today is norman's first birthday, so i have posted a few pictures to show how far he has come since we picked him up almost a year ago! at lunch i took him on a good long birthday run, now he is taking a good long birthday nap, and tonight we are meeting several friends and a few of their dogs at lee harvey's, which has become our favorite spot to celebrate the pups birthdays.

the day we brought him home!

his first trip to lee harvey's was very exciting

his first swim, in tulsa with my nephews and nieces

norm and i laying on his new bed, his birthday present!

perks

of the young professional.

snow skiing in fort worth?

i was working out at lunch today and saw a blurb on a tv about this, but i couldn't hear what they were saying...because i couldn't believe my eyes, i immediately came home to look it up. apparently there are possible plans of a year-round ski resort in north fort worth!! they don't give a lot of info, but here is a link to the article:

wfaa story on bearfire

sports fan-addict

my sports world in the last few days has been nothing short of glorious.

friday - attended opening day with my family

saturday - watched the OU spring game with the fam (details to follow)

sunday - sat in a friend's box at the ranger game, got there early and watched the end of the masters

monday - went to the mavs game, watched them clench not only the top seed and home court advantage for the playoffs, but dirk and stackhouse a vacation! woo-hoo! rest in peace, spurs fans!!!


tonight - ranger game, jay's company apparently has great seats...we're going early for a little ballpark-style tailgate.

sooooooooooo fun. loving every minute of it! spring can always end up a busy sports time, with basketball playoffs, march madness, baseball, golf tourneys, and college spring games...just one more reason to love this time of year! oh, and the spring game? let's just say that demarco murray looks like he was a VERY good choice. only 20 weeks until september 1st, that glorious first game of the 2007 season...

what every kid needs...

thanks for sharing, mary!!

mckenzie, the frog whisperer

my parents got us some very cute patio furniture for our front porch. last night jay and i took norman on a long walk, then came back to sit out on the porch and enjoy our new furniture, some lemonade, and a PERFECT NIGHT. norman was an angel. we enforced to him immediately that he was not to leave the boundaries of the porch, and he did not! he was such a well-behaved little pup. we were very impressed.



mckenzie was able to go out into the yard, because after all, she is the oldest and very mature. ; ) in the yard, i had noticed her scratching at something, then chasing it along a retaining wall we have out near the edge of the yard. i finally got up to see what was going on and found out that she had made a little friend, a frog! it was so funny, because she would scrach his little back, then he would hop away and she would chase him. then he would stop, turn around, and face her. it was like they were playing a little game.






eventually the frog went into some shrubs. little mac dog tried to follow, but i think she either lost him or ate him, because she finally emerged from the shrubs. later i gave her a bath and we were joking that she must have eaten him, because she kept making that face you make when you have something lodged in your teeth (see below, "is that a frog leg stuck between my teeth?"). we finally decided she did not, in fact, eat the frog, seeing as he was pretty much the size of her head. still, it was funny.

good, good friends

we had our first wedding shower this weekend hosted by some of my bestest girlfriends, and it was a blast! i have to say, it was very overwhelming to be at centerstage for everything. i have been to so many of those things and always had fun, but never really thought about it ever being "my turn." it was a humbling feeling and i must say that i was sincerely blown away by everyone's generosity with their time and their gifts. it was just odd knowing all those people were there because of us...all that time and preperation my dear friends did to put this all together was just amazing.

thanks again, girls!!!

tennis balls, yorkie launches, and other sorted tales from the backyard

this may take a lot of pictures to illustrate, but i keep breaking into laughter so great it leads to tears because of something that happened about three minutes ago.

i came home for lunch today and found norman with one of his favorite things, a tennis ball. i swear, he entertains himself for hours dropping it on the hardwood floors then chasing it wherever it bounces. so after lunch i step out onto the backporch to play fetch with sweet, sweet normie.



norman and i are playing fetch from the porch because i didn't have shoes on. he fetches, mckenzie stands on the porch barking, i throw, repeat, repeat, repeat. (below, a pic of mckenzie barking from said porch*)



on one trip back, norman didn't come up the stairs, he went to the side of the porch*, seen here:



suddenly, mckenzie's barking reaches a new level and my precious tiny girl, who at her tallest is seven inches off the ground, JUMPS from said porch to the ground over THREE FEET BELOW. i gasp, i scream, norman stops in his tracks, stunned. i mean, this is literally probably far enough to break all her tiny twig-like legs.

"that's like me jumping off a building...mckenzie are you okay!?!?!," i scream aloud, as a jogger passing by stares at me with a VERY puzzled look (considering i was the only other human in the backyard).

mckenzie landed on all fours, looked around, turned around, and walked back up the stairs as if nothing had happened. as if to say, "oops. didn't mean to do that." so calm, so cool. so FREAKING FUNNY. i mean, three feet is a long way to go for a creature that is seven inches tall. it was like it was happening in slow motion, with me going..."NOOOOOOOOOO!"

a reinactment*:






whew. i can't stop laughing. i hope this translates, otherwise i'm sorry that you can't have that minute of your life back. heehee...

*all pictures are reinactments. no animals were hurt in the production of this blog. ; )

baby shopping

so my friend mollie is going to have a sweet little girl, lily, this summer. today i went online to look around for a unique and cute little something to give her and found the above possibility to put on a t-shirt. i wanted to do it, but felt it might be a little charged for lily, so i will just put it on my blog instead. we'll spare her our political views and let her make up her own mind. ;)

travel

jay and i both love to travel. our philosophy is that the only thing more fun than a vacation is a last-second, throw-your-stuff-in-a-bag-and-race-to-the-airport-vacation. this website is awesome; jay just sent it over. i went on and planned a four-day trip to orange county for $310 per person, flight and hotel included. wow!!

i'm seeing many more weekend getaways in my future than i have ever had before.

www.site59.com

i love this child.

seriously, he is my hero. and for the love, please watch it to the end. his moves are greatness.

go mavs!



in case the above link doesn't work,

bentley green, mavs favorite rap-kid

his myspace is the best one i've seen yet. i'm loving this. can you tell?

www.myspace.com/bentleygreen

my two favorites.

weekend pics

what a fun weekend!!! my future sis-in-law, jacque, had an all-girls shower in dallas friday evening and let me say, the girls had a fun time!!


saturday was the day-o-the-drink in dallas, otherwise known as the greenville party. it's funny, the house parties of the m-streets are SO much more fun than the actual event. we had a great time and chris and courtney throw a fun party! the dogs are really tired today from all their playing and partying. i seriously don't think i've ever seen norman so sleepy, and 'kenz is right alongside him napping herself. it was a fun dallas weekend, made me very homesick for all my dallas peeps!!!!




below is another funny pic, and here's the story: last year at our greenville party, two of the people there met, fell in love, and are now engaged! they came to this party and we were able to get caught up. the couple they brought with them...jay and katy. same spellings and everything. the funnier thing? they are also HUGE OU FANS. i mean, how crazy?!?


tired dogs:

the hills

i don't know if i should be admitting this, but one of my favorite shows on tv right now is "the hills" (yes, the one on mtv, i know, i know)...if you happen to also be a fan, this information will also interest you. jason got arrested (from people magazine: "Jason Wahler, a star of MTV's The Hills and formerly of Laguna Beach, was sentenced Tuesday in Los Angeles to two months in jail for the beating of two men.").

serves him right after the way he treated our sweet little lauren.

geez, i know how i must sound, but this is my only reality show vice, so let me enjoy it. i've learned more recently that this show has a more widespread audience than i once thought (boys, you know who you are, of ALL age groups) so i feel more at liberty to discuss it on the blog.

now if we could just get heidi and lauren to make up. ;) ok, ok. i'll stop there.

saving

so all of this saving-for-the-wedding stuff is getting kind of old. i have always been a pretty frugal girl; i really never spend money on something i haven't thought through first. and i never get stressed, but i think i just kind of lost it for a minute today. new job, new house, new city, planning a wedding, i think it's all finally catching up with me. ;)

about an hour ago, the skies opened up above fort worth and let out a downpour of rain and lightning. in a panic, i raced home to let norman inside. i was soaked from head to toe. i think something snapped, because the last hour is a blur.

before heading back to work, hair dripping, clothes looking like i just stepped out of the shower, i made an impulsive trip to target. why? i'm not sure why. i didn't need anything from target (see how tight my rubber-band of emotions are, i was stressed b/c of a storm, i'm like a puppy). so anyway, remember that scene in father of the bride (yes, i know my audience)when steve martin gets stressed out in the grocery store over hot dog buns and ends up in jail? i think i probably looked about like that walking through target. i was wet, tired, frazzled, and walking funny because i had mud in my shoes from chasing norman...so i wasted some hard earned cash on the following (which i must say, is a good alternative to jail):

- front porch mat that reads "woof"
- bright blue sports bra (after all, i only have 45 of those things)
- two grey t-shirts (again, probably have 15 grey t's, so i definitely needed more)
- lipstick and lipliner (when do i wear lipstick?)
- some sort of magical tan lotion (i don't wear sunscreen, why do i need self tanner)

now i'm back at work. satisfied and feeling very wasteful. good times.

spring forward

it's almost here, one of my favorite times of the year, when we "spring forward" and have more light at night. it's so nice to have the evenings back. it is seriously exciting to me, and the prospect of having it come a few weeks early brings me GREAT joy.

i've read a lot of articles about the pros and cons of "spring forward" coming early. oh and yes, i realize that bush signed the final bill, so there it is---my favorite act of his presidency. good job, buddy. i'm personally thrilled that it may help us environmentally; but really i just can't wait for next week...long walks with the dogs at night, no rush for an outdoor workout (after work), cooking outside on the grill, porches...spring is around the corner and i cannot WAIT! THIS is one of those moments that it is a great time to be in texas!