Awesome!

It's been snowing huge snowflakes for about 3 hours this morning!! Awesome!!

Too bad I'm stuck watching it out my office window...

Jan 29, 2010

What better way of breaking the long dry spell of blogging then fabulous news...

My new baby cousin is here!! Colleen and Jeff had their baby today. Welcome to the world Katherine Teal. I can't wait to meet you!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Just cause:

Today, black cats are as much a symbol of Halloween as are pumpkins, ghosts and witches. But this wasn't always the case.

In fact, unlike most Halloween customs, which date back to the ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain, the black cat association is a more recent addition.

In the early Middle Ages, cats began to be associated with witches. While the exact reason for this association is not clear, historians suppose that it has something to do with a cat's nocturnal nature.

Some in the Church believed that witches became cats at night. Others associated cats with witchcraft because their eyes glow at night, a sign of evil.

The powerful association between witches and cats, especially the "sneaky" black cat, persisted throughout the centuries. So when modern celebrations of Halloween evolved to include images of the wicked witch, the black cat was right behind her.

"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function." - Unknown

Photo Op

So last weekend we were followed around Gruene by my cousin and her camera. hehe

We've (ok, I've) been wanting to get a causal protrait done and she needed practice for a wedding jig she's got soon. So a deal was struck :) It's a little weird being followed around and some one taking your picture all over the place - I'll never be cut out for fame... darn.

Now I've just got to decide which I want to print - she's really good with that camera. Thanks again, Colleen!!!

29 and never been...

It finally happened. I don't know how I managed to hold out this long really. I mean, I speed all the time. I will shimmy though yellow lights that may have been more on the red side. I roll though stop signs occasionally - ok, really almost every day the one at the end of my street, but No One stops there, I swear. So it was only a matter of time.

And this morning I got pulled over... for the first time ever.

Freaking Kolher's Crossing. Why are is the speed limit 40?!? There's nothing there!! Except cops staking out the area. Yeah, I knew they were there too. They've been casing that spot for a while now, because it's flipping 40 mph and it's really hard to drive that slow on a four lane road that has very little traffic. And Kyle PD got me this morning going 49. Really that's not that bad...

So here I am, 29 and never had a ticket. And it's still true, cause the very nice officer let me off with a warning. Thank you, Jesus!

And did you know they can look your insurance information up on their computer now? Say, if you only have an expired insurance card on you but can't seem to find it in the messy glove compartment :)

It was a real stomach-falling-into-your-feet kind of way to start the weekend...




There is more to life than increasing its speed -Mahatma Gandhi

Let's go Out!

GO TEXAN is an initiative started by the Texas Department of Agriculture. It's all about helping Texas based businesses of all kinds. It started mainly to promote agricultural business, but has expanded to almost anything made in the state of Texas.

Later this month my company is helping to sponsor the Restaurant Roundup. If you eat at participating restaurants during Sept 28 to Oct 2, a portion of your meal will be going to the area's food bank. There seems to be a wide range of restaurants involved, from nice places like Eddie V's to McDonald's. Click here to see a list of your area.

This is a great cause and all you have to do is eat out. Help the food banks and Texas businesses at the same time.

New England

July have been the month of traveling... without the hubs :)

It started with a trip to New England with my sister to visit a friend in Cambridge. We had a fabulous time, traveled quite a bit of the area in a very short period of time. This was my second trip to Boston but it never gets old. And the high was in the 80s :)

Day one: Walked the Freedom Trail, experienced some American history. I LOVE Boston!
Day two: Drove and walked around Cape Cod. Nice parks, cute shops, good eats.
Day three: Hike up a Mountain in New Hampshire (and I mean UP!)
Day four: Drove around New Hampshire some more, what a beautiful place.

So this is where I cheat. My wonderful sister has already done an extensive blog on this trip complete with pictures. Check it out - THANKS EM!

And thank you again Rachel for showing us around! We had such a great time!


I wanna hang a map of the world in my house. Then I'm gonna put pins into all the locations that I've traveled to. But first, I'm gonna have to travel to the top two corners of the map so it won't fall down. - Mitch Hedberg