farewell february

February is a very peculiar month. First of all, the whole 28 or 29 days is just weird - and, even if it is a leap year 29 days is still the shortest month.

Then there is that extra "r" - does anyone even pronounce that "r"? Shouldn't it just be Febuary?

Also, I noticed that this year in particular, February starts on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday - so it is a perfect four week calendar month. (I just read on wikipedia that this only happens every 11 years - yes, I'm a nerd)

And, when you are in Texas, the weather is the craziest in this second month of the year. Thursday was 89, beautiful and sunny. Today? 55 and overcast.

Don't get me wrong, I really have no ill feelings towards the month. February has a lot of things going for it: Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day and various friend's birthdays (Lindsey, Lauren, Jaime). I just think it is a strange little month.

access denied...

The internet is a great source for relieving yourself from boredom! However, when you work at a big corporation with 'the man' monitoring everything you do, your internet is limited. Take today for example, I'm very curious to look up all The Bachelor gossip - so, of course I type my info into the Google toolbar and this is the screen I'm faced with...

Now really - is there a need to block me from my beloved websites? Like IMDB, what harm would that site inflict??? Wouldn't know here, I'm DENIED! Are my 15 minutes of surfing any different than Camel Joe who takes a smoke break every hour? Don't think so! Guess that is just part of 'the man' keeping me down... Guess I'll go back to work.

birthday blog: JAIME

Tomorrow, February 21st, is my big sister's birthday! In honor of her special day, I thought I would dedicate this post to all things Jaime loves, using the letters in her name. For her birthday, we are going to do a little shopping and then meet the whole family out for dinner. Be sure to leave her a comment here to wish her a happy birthday!!!

J- JUNK FOOD

It's true, Jaime loves junk food. She can't help it, it is how we were raised (not you Mom!). So, what are her favorite junk foods, you ask? Chips - any type, any flavor - she loves 'em! Candy - Twizzlers, Skittles, Hot Tamales (wow, now I'm hungry!)... the list could go on and on. But, most of all, her most beloved junk food is Chick-fil-a!!!

A- ALEDO

Jaime and her family live in a cute little town named Aledo. And, yes, she loves it. They are building a new house (and by house I mean castle) and plan to be there forever. The kids are already really involved in all the sports and they are all involved in their church. Jaime even represents Aledo in public (photo below- courtesy of 2007 Turkey Trot!).

I- iPhone

I'll be the first to admit that we are both addicted to our iPhones - but, Jaime started it! Her iPhone has totally been pimped. She has a sweet Paul Frank holder for it and has more Apps than I can shake a stick at (hey- I wonder if there is an App that shakes a stick?)...

M- MACY & ZACHARY

Macy and Zachary are Jaime's two precious kiddos. They are seriously the cutest kids eva' and Jaime loves them to death (don't let her tell you otherwise). Jaime's full time job is to chauffeur the kids to and from: school, football, t-ball, soccer, gymnastics, church, miscellaneous birthday parties, etc... She's the best mom - you can tell from these photos!

E- EDWARD CULLEN
It's funny that I was able to save the best for last... but, yes, Edward Cullen - she loves him. But seriously, who doesn't (if you don't, we need to talk)? Fortunately, I was able to convince my sister to read the Twilight series, and she too fell madly in love.

Happy Birthday Jaime!!! Thanks for being such a wonderful sister, I so glad we are such good friends. I can't wait until your birthday present comes in, you're going to love it!!

for the record...

One of the blogs on my daily-look list is TryJM, a John Mayer blog. The other day they had a list of Ten Things You Never Knew About John Mayer. Good list, but for the record I knew all ten things about John Mayer! So, there. That's all for now, more on John at a later date when I have more time to dedicate... (btw, the photo is one that I took at the concert in August - 2nd row baby!)

my wii fit hates me...

Why else would it give me a totally absurd wii fit age??? I mean, seriously, doesn't my wii know that I work out everyday? And, I don't mean that I just wander down to the gym, lift a couple 3 lb. weights, walk on the treadmill at a 3.5 for 10 minutes. I mean 30-minute-focused-training-sessions with like 15 lb. weights (ya, I'm strong) and at least 30 minutes on the treadmill RUNNING at a 6.5! So, yes, the wii fit must hate me. Want to know what age it said I was...
That's right 44! That is +15 years on my real age. Whatever wii fit, I'm over you.
Check out all the praise my trainer gives me while I'm working out!YOGA MASTER - take that!
BODY BUILDER - wait, I'm not sure I want to brag about that!

But, seriously, I get that kind of praise and you're going to add 15 years to my age. So what - my balance might be a little less than stellar - but, if you were standing on a 12 x 18 piece of plastic looking straight up at your flat screen trying to keep the red dot in the 1 inch yellow circle, you might be a little off too. That's all I'm saying. I'll take my 44 for now and I'll show you.