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."
Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts
November 17, 2010
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."
September 26, 2010
Sunday Evening Diddies
I'm supposed to be studying right now but I decided instead to write. I don't really have alot to write about as far as an opinion on some important topic or anything....just some more updates and random thoughts.
Lou and I went camping last weekend and it was so much fun! I haven't camped in forever, and while I don't doubt my ability to survive the wilderness, I was a little concerned about certain things, like how many people would be around, and how many eight-legged creatures would be stalking me, and how many psycho killers would be lurking in the woods... The first and third issues weren't issues at all. The second, however, was almost a deal breaker. They were everywhere! Especially on our hike. They were scampering all over the place, running out in front of me and looking at me with their beady little eyes and then scurrying back under a rock to laugh as I screamed and ran by with my head in my hands. Stupid arachnids. I hate them. Other than that, it was a great trip, and one I hope we take more frequently (preferably to an arachnid-free zone).
Our tent was awesome!
Beautiful sunset over Lake Texoma.
Makin s'mores over the campfire.
After our 5 mile arachnid-infested hike.
As Lauren has already posted, our ten year high school reunion is coming up in October and I have to say, I am actually looking forward to it. As much as I loathe most of my high school years, there were some good times had and great memories made, and I really am excited to see some people. Most of them I could really care less about though, but I'm sure that's how it is with everyone. I can't honestly think that people change so much as to give a rats ass now about someone they didn't give a rats ass about 10 years ago... I'm more interested in just seeing what happened to people; not so much to make fun of them, but just to see how life's ironies played out. Did the popular kids marry each other and have beautiful children and buy a mansion? Is the nerdy kid still nerdy or is he a smoking hot business man? Is the girl who tried to beat me up in middle school still a bully? These are things I wish to find out. I know that alot of it is going to be, "Oh my gosh! HOW ARE YOU!" kind of bullshit and people will pretend to care for the few hours we're together, but the reality is that once its over, these people will return to real life and forget how, for just a few hours, we were "besties" again. That might be a little cynical of me but hey, I'm a realist. I do think it will be fun though. And I really AM excited to see some people. The plan is to go to our homecoming football game and then have drinks at the Fox and Hound afterwords; Saturday will be more formal with dinner and dancing at the Branding Iron at Firewheel. I hope they play Far East Movement "Like a G6" as I walk in. That would be my theme song of choice. HAH.
In other news, my brother, Eric, left a couple of weeks ago for his Peace Corps assignment in Morocco. He'll be there a total of 27 months; the first three of which involve training in Casablanca, I think. After that he'll be assigned to a smaller town or village where he'll be in charge of youth development and business development. He is really excited about it and I know he'll be making a huge difference in those peoples' lives. He is supposed to be documenting his adventures on his own blog; as soon as he gets that together I'll post a link to it here. Before he left, I had some pictures taken of us to give to our parents and family, etc. I think they came out pretty good :-) (Thanks Mindy!) Here's a sneak peak:
Big sister, little brother.
P.S. GO COWBOYS!!!!
Lou and I went camping last weekend and it was so much fun! I haven't camped in forever, and while I don't doubt my ability to survive the wilderness, I was a little concerned about certain things, like how many people would be around, and how many eight-legged creatures would be stalking me, and how many psycho killers would be lurking in the woods... The first and third issues weren't issues at all. The second, however, was almost a deal breaker. They were everywhere! Especially on our hike. They were scampering all over the place, running out in front of me and looking at me with their beady little eyes and then scurrying back under a rock to laugh as I screamed and ran by with my head in my hands. Stupid arachnids. I hate them. Other than that, it was a great trip, and one I hope we take more frequently (preferably to an arachnid-free zone).
Our tent was awesome!
Beautiful sunset over Lake Texoma.
Makin s'mores over the campfire.
After our 5 mile arachnid-infested hike.
As Lauren has already posted, our ten year high school reunion is coming up in October and I have to say, I am actually looking forward to it. As much as I loathe most of my high school years, there were some good times had and great memories made, and I really am excited to see some people. Most of them I could really care less about though, but I'm sure that's how it is with everyone. I can't honestly think that people change so much as to give a rats ass now about someone they didn't give a rats ass about 10 years ago... I'm more interested in just seeing what happened to people; not so much to make fun of them, but just to see how life's ironies played out. Did the popular kids marry each other and have beautiful children and buy a mansion? Is the nerdy kid still nerdy or is he a smoking hot business man? Is the girl who tried to beat me up in middle school still a bully? These are things I wish to find out. I know that alot of it is going to be, "Oh my gosh! HOW ARE YOU!" kind of bullshit and people will pretend to care for the few hours we're together, but the reality is that once its over, these people will return to real life and forget how, for just a few hours, we were "besties" again. That might be a little cynical of me but hey, I'm a realist. I do think it will be fun though. And I really AM excited to see some people. The plan is to go to our homecoming football game and then have drinks at the Fox and Hound afterwords; Saturday will be more formal with dinner and dancing at the Branding Iron at Firewheel. I hope they play Far East Movement "Like a G6" as I walk in. That would be my theme song of choice. HAH.
In other news, my brother, Eric, left a couple of weeks ago for his Peace Corps assignment in Morocco. He'll be there a total of 27 months; the first three of which involve training in Casablanca, I think. After that he'll be assigned to a smaller town or village where he'll be in charge of youth development and business development. He is really excited about it and I know he'll be making a huge difference in those peoples' lives. He is supposed to be documenting his adventures on his own blog; as soon as he gets that together I'll post a link to it here. Before he left, I had some pictures taken of us to give to our parents and family, etc. I think they came out pretty good :-) (Thanks Mindy!) Here's a sneak peak:
Big sister, little brother.
P.S. GO COWBOYS!!!!
September 8, 2010
Changes and Updates
Loving this crazy weather we're having! It's a nice change from the constant warm sunniness we've had the last part of this summer. Change is good. Freshens things up a bit. So I hope it pours s'more over the next couple of days so I can wash all this stale funkiness off of me and start the fall nice and freshhhhh. So fresh and so clean, clean. ;-)
Speaking of change, there are lots of changes happening lately. To name a few:
In other news, I've been a busy little bee going here and going there and doing this and doing that. We took a family vacation to Cedar Creek Lake and it was ah-mazing and very relaxing. We rented a boat one day and went tubing and water skiing, and that pretty much made the entire vacation for me. That and the awesome volleyball game we had the last evening.
my silly daddy
lou going fishing
total relaxation
everyone!
Took another sewing class at City Craft with momma. We learned how to make decorative pillows with cording and invisible zippers. We had a great time and our pillows came out very nicely! I like hers better!!! So fall!
Flew out to Ooooodessa a few weekends ago to visit my friend Angela. We pretty much did everything there is to do in Odessa in a few short days: saw Ratliff stadium; ate at a BYOB italian restaurant; went to Music City Mall; ate at Jum Burrito; wore cowboy boots; saw dust blow; drank the best milkshakes (bring all the boys to the yard) at Texas Burger; ate the best pizza at Patrino's; saw about 100 exotic animals including elephants, giraffes, buffalo, cheetahs, a skunk..... It was a great time!!!!
cowboy boots
chocolate malt
brunch
RICH.
Speaking of change, there are lots of changes happening lately. To name a few:
- changes at work....hopefully for the good, but we'll see how it works out
- new classes in school! looking forward to finance...ironically
- graduated to "high blue belt" in taekwondo...only 4 more to black!
- Bubba leaves for Morocco in 5 days for his 27 month Peace Corps assigment :-(
- starting a 28 day "detox" beginning next week...need to cleanse my system
- started working out/running in the mornings (eww)...its been interesting....
In other news, I've been a busy little bee going here and going there and doing this and doing that. We took a family vacation to Cedar Creek Lake and it was ah-mazing and very relaxing. We rented a boat one day and went tubing and water skiing, and that pretty much made the entire vacation for me. That and the awesome volleyball game we had the last evening.
my silly daddy
lou going fishing
total relaxation
everyone!
Took another sewing class at City Craft with momma. We learned how to make decorative pillows with cording and invisible zippers. We had a great time and our pillows came out very nicely! I like hers better!!! So fall!
Flew out to Ooooodessa a few weekends ago to visit my friend Angela. We pretty much did everything there is to do in Odessa in a few short days: saw Ratliff stadium; ate at a BYOB italian restaurant; went to Music City Mall; ate at Jum Burrito; wore cowboy boots; saw dust blow; drank the best milkshakes (bring all the boys to the yard) at Texas Burger; ate the best pizza at Patrino's; saw about 100 exotic animals including elephants, giraffes, buffalo, cheetahs, a skunk..... It was a great time!!!!
cowboy boots
chocolate malt
brunch
RICH.
March 4, 2010
Home Sweet Colorado
We just got back from an awesome vacation in Colorado where we skiing at Keystone. Love that place. As I said in a previous post, I have been going there almost every year since I was about 5, so it really is a home-away-from-home for me. I was so happy to get to share that experience with some great friends and see them fall in love with one of the greatest places (and sports)! We stayed in Frisco, CO which is just a short drive from the slopes. The town is so quaint! Full of cute little shops, restaurants, etc. Of course, most of our time was spent on the mountain, and it was marvelous. Can't WAIT to go back!
Me and Lou
Me and Angie on Schoolmarm!
Lou and cousin Darrell
Everyone had a great time!
My ski bunny :-)
Me and Lou
Me and Angie on Schoolmarm!
Lou and cousin Darrell
Everyone had a great time!
My ski bunny :-)
May 5, 2009
Gone Country
I'm not talking about a tropical paradise, where the crystal blue water laps at the white sand beaches and the faint smell of tanning oil catches in the breeze through the palm tress that shade you while you sip your frozen strawberry daiquiri. No, the kind of paradise I'm talking about is much different. In this paradise, the weather is hot and dry and the horizon stretches for miles with no other signs of human life. The ground is dusty and covered with cactus and other scrub brush. The only relief you get from the heat is in the shade of your Stetson and the only thing to quench your thirst is the contents of your aluminum beer can. Your sources of entertainment include picnics under a Madrone tree; shooting rattlesnakes with a 9 mm; feeling the wind in your hair as you ride in the back of an old pickup as it races down a long dirt road; grilling on an open flame; watching the wild havalenas as they come down to feed; singing along with a guitar and a guy who thinks he sounds like Robert Earl Keen....
Yes, this is true paradise; and I was lucky enough to experience it for three wonderful days with the best of friends.
March 16, 2009
Lauren's Shower
Lauren is one of my friends from high school; she’s pretty much 1 of the 2 people I still talk to from that horrid place. I’m kidding; it wasn’t that bad. But I definitely don’t keep up with half of the people I knew. Lauren does a good job of informing me about what is going on with all of our old acquaintances. Its always interesting to hear what has happened to people, especially considering how they were in school; so many people change in different ways; some for the better, some for the worse.
Anyways, my friend Lauren and I parted ways after NFHS; she went to that school up in Lubbock (Texas Tech). While there, she met Rob and they became best friends. They actually didn’t even start dating until after they had graduated! Crazy! Well now they are engaged and will be married June 13 at the Dallas Arboretum. It’s going to be lovely! Her colors are pink and green; our bridesmaid dresses are “raspberry”, and they are really nice. Here’s what mine looks like. (Click on "mine" to see the dress!)
So I and two other girls threw a bridal shower for her at my house this past weekend to help celebrate. It went really well and I thought I would post some pictures. I've done so many of these showers and parties that I'm seriously contemplating making it a part-time business!! What do you think?!
Lauren and her Maid of Honor, Nikki
Lauren and her ladies: Sarah, Jill, Nikki and Gianna
Anyways, my friend Lauren and I parted ways after NFHS; she went to that school up in Lubbock (Texas Tech). While there, she met Rob and they became best friends. They actually didn’t even start dating until after they had graduated! Crazy! Well now they are engaged and will be married June 13 at the Dallas Arboretum. It’s going to be lovely! Her colors are pink and green; our bridesmaid dresses are “raspberry”, and they are really nice. Here’s what mine looks like. (Click on "mine" to see the dress!)
So I and two other girls threw a bridal shower for her at my house this past weekend to help celebrate. It went really well and I thought I would post some pictures. I've done so many of these showers and parties that I'm seriously contemplating making it a part-time business!! What do you think?!
Lauren and her Maid of Honor, Nikki
Lauren and her ladies: Sarah, Jill, Nikki and Gianna
February 4, 2009
Soulmates
So. A friend of mine recently enlightened me to the concept of multiple soulmates. I always just assumed I had one soulmate; one guy who I would spend the rest of my life with; one guy who would "complete" me. Don't get me wrong, I totally believe I have met that guy (you know who you are, Lou!) ;) But I also realized that I have other soulmates! People in my life who truly contribute to my happiness and who I know will always be there.
Its amazing because I had friends from school who I thought would always be there, you know? We were BFFs all the way. We did everything together and shared everything and I just assumed these were "my" people. But alas. Throughout life I have found and lost these people; they aren't here anymore. Or, if they are, they're here in small doses; an occasional "Hey, how goes it?" I realize now that these people were in my life for a reason or a season; they had some impact on me, but they aren't lasting impacts. For some, if I never see them again I don't think my life will drastically change. I would be happy for having met them and shared experiences, but that's as far as it goes.
But with some people its different. Some people just feel like a part of you; like if they ever left you'd never be the same. Some of them I've know for what seems like forever; others I've just found recently. But the one thing that sets them apart is that they have a significant lasting impact on me and my happiness. If I didn't have these people, I'm sure I would feel something was missing. We may not have the same goals and dreams or ideals, but something at the core connects us. These people are my soulmates!
As unprofound this idea might be to alot of people, I have to say that it sort of blew me away when I really thought about it! So to make things simpler and take the drama out of it, I just want to say that I LOVE my soulmates!
YOU COMPLETE ME! :-)
Its amazing because I had friends from school who I thought would always be there, you know? We were BFFs all the way. We did everything together and shared everything and I just assumed these were "my" people. But alas. Throughout life I have found and lost these people; they aren't here anymore. Or, if they are, they're here in small doses; an occasional "Hey, how goes it?" I realize now that these people were in my life for a reason or a season; they had some impact on me, but they aren't lasting impacts. For some, if I never see them again I don't think my life will drastically change. I would be happy for having met them and shared experiences, but that's as far as it goes.
But with some people its different. Some people just feel like a part of you; like if they ever left you'd never be the same. Some of them I've know for what seems like forever; others I've just found recently. But the one thing that sets them apart is that they have a significant lasting impact on me and my happiness. If I didn't have these people, I'm sure I would feel something was missing. We may not have the same goals and dreams or ideals, but something at the core connects us. These people are my soulmates!
As unprofound this idea might be to alot of people, I have to say that it sort of blew me away when I really thought about it! So to make things simpler and take the drama out of it, I just want to say that I LOVE my soulmates!
YOU COMPLETE ME! :-)
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