The Fitness Spot

Just wanted to let you know that I started a fitness blog. You should totally check it out for lots of up to date info on health and fitness. There are some great links on the blog roll as well, including sites for muscle building, nutrition, and women's health. I intend to post pretty regularly so be sure to stop by and get some fitness in your life!

The Fitness Spot

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

A New Direction

I have some exciting news!!!!

I received my acceptance letter in the mail today for the graduate program at Texas Woman's University!! Yay for me! I am going to be working towards my Masters of Health Systems Management, which is basically like an MBA with health care management as the focus. I will continue to work full time and go to school part time; just 2 (or 3) classes a semester. For this program, it will take me about 2 years to complete, which isn't too bad. Especially considering that if I pass my classes, my company will reimburse me for my tuition. How could I not pass that up?!

Needless to say, I am very excited about this and really looking forward to being back in the classroom. I can already feel a new sense of direction, structure, and purpose. I know it will be challenging, but I am definitely up for it and ready for whatever they throw at me.

So that's the update! Thanks for sharing in my excitement!

GO PIONEERS! ;-)

King of Pop

"Lift your head up high

And scream out to the world
I know I am someone
And let the truth unfurl
No one can hurt you now
Because you know what's true
Yes, I believe in me
So you believe in you
Help me sing it..."

Best Michael Jackson song ever. In my opinion.

So the guy was a whack job. There are enough people out there talking about all the terrible things he did. I don't have to repeat them here. As a person, he was a sicko.

But as an artist, he was a genius.

No one can deny the profound impact he had on the music industry. He broke barriers and paved the way for pop music as we know it today, and for that we should salute him as one of the greatest artists and entertainers of all time.

Sorry to see him go.

"If you don't like what I'm sayin', then won't you slap my face..."

Sew Crazy

Sew.....lately I've had the sewing bug. My friend Angela came to visit one weekend and we had a craft/sewing afternoon together. It was awesome. Since then I can't seem to get enough sewing! It's totally weird (for me)!!! Just thought I'd post some of my projects I've done so far. Mind you, they are by no means perfect; I'm still in the learning stages.

This was our first project; we made thumb tacks from buttons :-)

Angela made me a Cowboys pillow; so I made Luis an A&M fleece pillow

I made these coasters for my Momma for Mother's Day


My premature attempt at a Drunkard's Block....curved lines are HARD!


This was supposed to be an Hourglass block but I messed up on the purple squares :(


Finally, this is a simple tissue holder I made in about 5 minutes from this tutorial.

I ordered some really awesome fabric from this place; they have a ton of really cool fabric for a decent price. Hopefully by the time it comes in I'll be able to sew straight and make my edges match :-)

Book Review

I don't consider myself an avid reader; I'll read maybe 3 books a year. I don't have a favorite book or author really, though there are a few I've read lately and really liked (Life of Pi; Blue Like Jazz). I used to read a lot for pleasure when I was younger, but it seems there is no time these days to read anything, especially for pleasure.

Until now. I love reading. My favorite author is Stephanie Meyer and my favorite book is Eclipse (3rd book in the Twilight series). I will create time to read all 4 of the books again. I think I'll read them again every year. Seriously. No book I have ever read has kept me up until 2 am on a "school night" just to get to the next chapter. I have never cried with or fretted over or felt emotionally connected to any charachter in any book until now. It is unreal how this story just sucks you in.

I know a lot of you are thinking, "Yeah right; I saw that movie and it sucked". Well guess what. The movie did suck. The book however, kicks your @%$.

Go to the store. Pick up the Twilight series. If you never read another fiction book in your life, at least read these. You'll be thanking me later. Promise.

**The soundtrack is pretty awesome too. :-)

I mean seriously, can you resist this?!
:-p

Weather Rant

Holy Lord, I am so SICK of these freaking clouds and rain. Isn't it Spring?! Isn't it supposed to be sunny so the freaking May flowers can grow? I swear its been consistently overcast for 2 weeks. TWO WEEKS. I am pretty sure this is contributing to my foul mood lately. I've been so easily irrated lately and I'm POSITIVE it's because of this stupid weather. It makes me sleepy and it makes me not want to work out, and of course if I don't work out then I'm a grouch. And no one likes Sarah The Grouch.... So. The point is that this weather needs to change, drastically. Bring me the hot, scorching sun. Bring me tank tops and flip flops. Bring me the dry heat. Bring me 10 hours of light!!!!! Bring me public swimming pools and front yard sprinklers. But PLEASE!!!!! For the love of all that is good, STOP RAINING!!!!!!!!