12 of 12 IV: August 2009

Yes, it's the 12th of August so you get 12 photos of my day. It was a bit challenging because I am in Dallas for work and was in an all day meeting which didn't provide me with too much opportunity to snap some photos but I did manage to get 12 shots. I'm heading back to the dry heat of Phoenix tomorrow and can't wait because this humidity does nothing for my hair. : )

Credit for this concept goes to Chad Darnell, click here for more info.

7:20am CST- Smiling despite the fact my internal clock has not caught up with Central Time.

9:30 am - This was inside the women's bathroom stall. Apparantly it is necessary to provide a courtesy checklist on proper toilet use and I must say it was a very polite checklist.

This was outside the bathrooms. Nice to know where to go if a tornado touches down because I come from a state that has no major weather issues.

Mmmm, Panera Bread ice tea. My caffeine fix.

6:00pm - Dinner at Texas Land & Cattle with the work gang.

The view from my hotel room. The green awnings are of the Dart Rail System that can take you downtown. The window was super dirty so the shot isn't very good.

8:00pm - Checking my farms on Facebook.

8:30pm - Watching Wipeout. Nothing much on TV...

so, I decided to read the USA Today.

10:30pm - I took a little walk outside the hotel and they have this neat water and light display that dances to music beats. People like to run through the water to see if they can avoid getting wet. It didn't work out to well for a few people.

More dancing water

11:00pm - Watching Big Brother 11 on Showtime After Dark. I was surprised to find that the hotel had Showtime becuase typically they have HBO. Sweet!

Fun in the sun

Joe and I spent our day off today hanging in the pool with my sis-in-law, Keri and the kiddos. We grilled mini burgers and munched on some yummy fruit. It was a very fun afternoon.

"B Money" saying hi.

"Evelyn" giving the peace sign.

"Piperella" looking cute as ever. My hubby was so happy to see this little cutie!

Mom and daughter pic.

Piper, me and Brycen

and just for fun...

My hubby trying on the goofy helmet hat at Wally world.

Happy Monday everyone!

It's all about the journey

We had another Boot Camp Chicks challenge where we were to climb North Mountain as many times as we could in 2 hours starting at 5:30am. My goal was to not only survive but to make it up and down twice which thankfully I manged to do both. We ran into some very interesting people on our hike and most were very nice and encouraging. Of course there were some kids that would run up and down the mountain making me wish I were young again to have the stamina and energy. I'm very sore and have some lovely blisters on my feet but it felt good to accomplish this challenge. A few photos from our day. As you can see it was very beautiful out but don't let the photo fool you. It was also very hot outstide!

Adriane, Kim, me and Sarah coming down the mountain. My legs were like jello at this point!

Sarah, Kim, Me, Adriane and CC at the finish line. It was now time for some breakfast!

Is it really only Tuesday?

It's been a very weird week and it's only Tuesday. It started off with me seeing some young guys up to no good in our complex and caught the license plate # which led to a cop in our new place taking my statement because a poor fella in our complex got his tires and rims stolen. The cop proceeded to tell us the SUV the hoodlums were using was stolen from a home a few blocks away.

Today, a kamikaze bird flew into the hood of my car on the 101. I don't know what it is about the 101 and the birds but they sure fly low and it's been a fear that one would come through the windshield and cause a major accident. Lucky for us it flipped over the car and all we could do was burst out laughing.

This evening I managed to spill my ice tea on the remote to the cable box and it died for a while and then came back to life with the buttons not performing as designed. Lucky for me it's back to working condition becuase I don't know what my hubby would do without being able to channel surf.

So, as Joe put it I've killed the hopes of the hoodlums getting away with their theft, I've killed a bird (or as a friend on Facebook commented- "I flipped the bird today") and just about killed the remote...and it's only Tuesday!

Frenectomy- huh?

I had a Frenectomy on my labial frenum this afternoon which is the removal of the band connecting the lip to the gum in front of the teeth. Apparantly, this small band is causing receding of my gums so it has become a necessary procedure to undergo. It was quick and done with a laser so no bleeding. It's a bit painful tonight but luckily my dentist gave me some generic hydrocodone to ease the pain.

I'd take a picture but the gaping hole is pretty disgusting. So, I'm sitting here very relaxed with a damp cotton roll in my mouth. I'm thinking it's time to catch some ZZZ's.

Progress

Progress indeed...

The before picture of my closet.

Ahhh, it's nice to have an organized closet again.

The DVD's all over the guest bed.

Joe did a beautiful job organizing the DVD's.

Next room is the computer/scrapbooking room and the hanging of the photos and pictures.

12 of 12 IV: July 2009

I'm a little late in getting my 12 of 12 posted as we've been consumed with moving for the past four days and mixing in my birthday celebration. Today was spent getting as much put away as possible. I've got the kitchen and living room pretty settled. My clothes are still in boxes so that will be next to unpack. What an exhausting process but it sure is nice to be in a new place with hard wood floors, granite counter tops and a MUCH bigger kitchen - yay! I'm mixing a couple of photos from my birthday dinner last night because somehow I was short in my 12 shots.

Here's this months 12 of 12, click here to find out more about this fun concept created by Chad Darnell.

7/11 ~ 6:00pm - My mom made me this super cute birthday sign and gave me a gift card to Lane Bryant. Thanks mom!

7/11 ~ 6:15pm - Me and my babe at Oregano's waiting for our order to arrive. It was a very nice birthday celebration.

7/12 ~ 8:00am - My hubby at AJ's. We enjoyed a post birthday/moving survival omelette.



8:45 am - Ahhh, passion fruit iced tea. It was starting to get hot outside.

9:15am - We had to make a run to Walmart and cruised down the drink isle to see if they had stock of my hubby's new drink of choice, light Lemonade.

9:30am - New M&M's...Strawberried peanut butter. I had to buy one to try it out and they were actually pretty good but not something I would opt to buy again.

10:00 am - The before picture of our kitchen with boxes consuming it's space.

1:30pm - The after picture of our kitchen. Everything is in it's proper spot and it's look beautiful!

10:00 am - The before picture of the living room. What a mess!

4:30 pm - The after picture of the living room. There is still pictures to hang and knick knacks to arrange but progress was made today.

7:00pm - TV time. Our summer guilty pleasure, Big Brother. I'm so not happy about Jessie coming back into the house. He just irritates me to no end!

8:15pm - The birthday flowers my brother Dan and sister-in-law Keri brought over to me. It was a very pleasant surprise. I finally found the box with the vase! They are so pretty and a fitting way to end my 12 of 12. Happy July everyone and stay cool!

25lb 5K Boot Camp Challenge

A few weeks ago I participated in a Boot Camp Chicks challenge. It was a 5K carrying 25 lb of rock in your backpack. There were five stops along the way where you would drop 5 lbs. Surprisingly it was alot of fun. Thanks Kim for a fun challenge.

Fathers and Daughters

This is a picture of me and my dad. It's been a little over four years since he passed away. Father's Day made me think back on our relationship and how complex it was for the both of us. I always knew he loved me and would do anything for me but it was so difficult for him to show me any affection and tell me he loved me. In turn I had the same issues toward him. It was a circle that didn't seem to break until his last few years of living.

So, if I can give any piece of advice to father's that have daughters it's to spend some quality time with them and make sure you tell them you love them and never quit telling them so. It can make all the difference in the world.

12 of 12 IV: June 2009

It's June 12 and time for peek into my day. Click here to go to Chad Darnell's site and see the rest of the 12 of 12 posts.

5:10am - Driving to Boot Camp. I couldn't resist taking a picture of the spectacular AZ sky.

5:20am - My mat and foot before warming up for Boot Camp.

6:37am - Post Boot Camp. Like my headband? It may not be fashionable but it sure does it's job!

7:45am - My hubby ready for work.

1:30pm - My desk.

4:15pm - Running errands after work and liked this sign at an entrance to a construction site.

4:30pm - My hubby and I ran to Target.

7:00pm - Watching the Stanley Cup final.

7:30pm - Items to donate to Goodwill.

7:45pm - Boxes waiting to filled. We move in 3 1/2 weeks - yay!

7:46 pm: Our dining room is now filled with packed boxes. This weekend will be filled with more packing.

8:00pm - The new Black Eyed Peas CD. I can't wait to listen to it!

Dream home

It's hard to believe a home like this exist in the heart of Phoenix, click here to view the slideshow. I want one!

Bored, Bored, Bored...

I'm feeling a bit like my 7 year old niece tonight -- bored. It's not for lack of anything to do around the house but the fact of the matter is that none of it is appealing. I could be packing for our move next month, scrapbooking, cleaning (ugh!), watching a movie, reading, playing a computer game but no...I sit here changing channels trying to find anything exciting to watch- nada! Maybe I should try these mindless suggestions.