LolaLand Creations: 250 Facebook Fan Giveaway

Head over to my dear friend Laura's blog today and enter her giveaway for a super cute crocheted baby headband (there's an adult one too if you don't have a baby!) 


LolaLand Creations: 250 Facebook Fan Giveaway:

Check out her Facebook page and see all the adorable handmade products! 
I mean seriously! How cute is this?!

Go visit her and tell her I sent you!

WHOOP!

Texas A&M Women's Basketball

National Champions

And another GREAT article about the women's basketball team.

Weekend Warriors

McDade Fight Team:
Danielle the Destroyer, Sarah the Slayer, Lou the Luchador , Brian the Battler




Luchador: "What did you just say to me?"
Slayer: "I will cuuuuuuuut you."

Let's Hygge

My brother has been involved for the past 2 years with an organization called Children’s International Summer Village (CISV). They are a global group of volunteers who create cultural diversity experiences through educational programs. They operate on the belief that peace is possible through friendship and that the real difference can be made by starting with children. The organization was created after World War II by Dr. Doris Allen as an initiative to build and maintain peace. The first summer village took place in 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio with delegates from 8 countries. Today they have chapters in over 60 countries around the world and host around 180 programs a year. Since its inception, more than 190,000 people have participated in over 5,000 international activities. The Summer Village program is the cornerstone of the organization’s education philosophy and is reserved for 11 year olds. It is a unique 4 week international camp where children (delegates) from 10 to 12 other countries participate in educational, cultural, and sporting activities with emphasis on “cooperative global and intercultural living.” Each delegation is made up of 2 boys and 2 girls with an adult leader and is coordinated by a staff of Junior Counselors ages 16-17 years. (cisv.org) The USA chapter's website is here: http://www.cisvusa.org/

Last year Eric took 4 kids to Prague. This year, he is in Denmark with 4 new kids. He absolutely loves it, maybe more so than the kids! The camp this year has a blog site where they are posting pictures and accounts of their daily activities, so I have added it to my blog roll and will post it here in case any of you are curious. It sounds like a really fun opportunity and I am considering applying for next year!

This is the camp’s blog: http://letshyggevillage.blogspot.com/

And in case you're wondering what the heck "hygge" means:

Hygge -
One of the fundamental aspects of Danish culture is "hygge", which, although translated as "coziness" is more akin to "tranquility". Hygge is a complete absence of anything annoying, irritating, or emotionally overwhelming, and the presence of and pleasure from comforting, gentle, and soothing things. Hygge is often associated with family and close friends. (taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Denmark )

So yes, let's hygge. :-)

Tony Romo!

This past Saturday, Luis and I went to the Ginger Man in Dallas to watch The After 5 Band. A buddy from my bowling team is their drummer. They covered some really good classic rock and we had a great time sipping on our Sam Adams and Shiner Bock. My friend, Danielle, from college met us there with some of her friends. A few minutes after she got there, she ran over to me and exclaimed, "Tony Romo is HERE!". As you can imagine, I just about fell off my bar stool. "OMG! REALLY?!?! WHERE?!?!?!?!?!?!" Oh, geez, like 2 whole feet in front of us! He was sitting at a table a few feet away from us with what looked like some friends and, of course, his blonde-haired-barbie-faced gilfriend, who, I must say, was entirely way to overdressed for the Gman. C'mon. At least he was perfect. White tennis shoes, blue jeans, baseball tshirt and ball cap. Mmmmmm. :-) So while the band was really good, the remainder of the evening I spent drooling and trying to take inconspicuous photographs, of which I will post later. For now though, I'll leave you with this picture, which Tony requested; it's of him and the band. The guy in front with the cig and beer is my buddy, Mike. The tall drink of water in the back with the hat on is Tony :-) .....I should have run up there and photo-hijacked that.

Best Wedding Entrance

I must be living under a rock because I had no idea about this, but a wonderful friend forwarded it to me and it made my day. I promise it will bring a smile to your face...and maybe a joyful tear or two to your eyes. :-)

JK Wedding Entrance