Things I Love About My New Gig

I got a new job (for those of you who don't know). I'm working for a company that my company owns, doing Business Development. Well, a week into my new role, my new boss quit. I'm flying solo, but finding it a lot more challenging - which is exactly what I needed!!!

Here's just a short list of things I'm liking...so far :

• Hazlenut creamer for coffee in the break room


• My cute new coffee mug from Anthropologie


• HUGE desk


• My "other" boss is awesome


• Mistakes are viewed as "Lessons Learned"


• Great collaborative team


• People laugh, smile, and go out to lunch


• People leave at 5:00 pm (actually 4:59, but I'm not the clock police)

........and the best perk yet????

This little guy is getting a make over :

Oh Christmas Tree!

Won't be making a live appearance this year due to a long...i mean awesome...trip to Alabama. *Love you, Sissy.

So, it will have to suffice to put it up electronically. So.....happy decorating! :)

Show Us Your Life.....PETS

Kelly, over at Kelly's Korner, does a series every Friday called "Show Us Your Life". Since I don't have a house, a husband, kids, or really awesome fall decorations, I haven't been able to participate........until now. It's "Show Us Your Pets" and I just so happen to have a little Shih Tzu named Ava. I know the suspense is killing you...So, without further adieu, I give you AVA.

This little princess came to me when she was 12 weeks old...4 pounds of fluff, a lazy eye, and an underbite. The vet wanted to put braces on her, but I decided, if I survived without them, so could she. Her eyes have straightened out, so she doesn't look in 2 different directions anymore. I'm a little obsessed, but what "mommy" isn't??? She's my girl!

She loves going to Doggie Day Care and her "teachers" love her!!!

Her favorite accessories are hair bows and her Coach collar. She even has a Juicy Couture charm and a blinged Hello Kitty charm to hang from it on special occasions.

I live in her house, I sleep in her bed, I eat from her fridge, and I sit on her sofa. It's okay because she's my little pumpkin...my 9.5 pounds of love...my snotting-spitting-lazy-snuggly-turd-bucket and I wouldn't trade her for the world!!!

10 Years!!

Quite enough said....
The reunion was too much fun! Some people look exactly the same...some people were unrecognizable. I just got a few pics and mostly of the same people, but I'll share. Here's to another 10!!
The group that's been intact since the nineties all joined up and went together to both nights of the reunion. Friday was at the Hotel Palomar and Saturday at the City Club downtown (the green building).

Having dinner before drinks at the Hotel Palomar.

Eva, KC, me, Dan, Stephanie (Dan's fiance)

Hotel Palomar...

Andy, Alex, Ashley, Ty, me

Saturday night...Dallas City Club

Dan, KC, Me (I've known these kids since Jr High!)

Tiffany and me
I'm so glad she made it all the way from CA!

Jon Mark and me (and Kristen snuck in the back:))

Proper...JM, me, Kristen

KC and me. (my Jr. year Homecoming date!)

JM, KC, Ty, Peter (sitting). Nice cardigan!

Another group shot...

Peter, KC, Kristen, me, Tiffany, JM, Ty, Patrick

Wreck 'Em Tech

Texas A&M hasn’t won at Texas Tech since 1993, or about a year before Aggies pass rusher Von Miller started kindergarten. Brent Zwerneman takes an 21 Tech (5-2, 2-1 Big 12) has owned A.elementary glance back at how No.&M (3-3, 0-2) on the South Plains, with the teams set to mix it up again 6 p.m. Saturday in Lubbock:

1995 - Tech 14, A&M 7: Linebacker Zach Thomas shook off Corey Pullig interception for a touchdown with8a 103-degree fever to return a 30 seconds remaining in the Red Raiders’ victory. Tech snapped a 29-game Southwest Conference unbeaten streak by the No. 8 Aggies and wiped out their chances of a national title.

1997 - Tech 16, A&M: 13: Tony Rogers knocked a 47-yard field goal off the left upright with 19 seconds remaining to ice the Red Raiders’ victory over No. 20 A&M. “We had a tough stretch in October,” Aggies coach R.C. Slocum said afterward. “It will be a real challenge to see if we can come back.” A&M rebounded to win its next four and the Big 12 South title.

1999 - Tech 21, A&M 19: Sammy Morris ran for 170 yards against the nation’s No. 1 rush defense to lead Tech to an upset of No. 5 A&M — again squashing the Aggies’ national title hopes. A&M’s offense failed to score a TD.

2001 - Tech 12, A&M 0: Tech fans shoved a goal post into the A&M fan section following the Red Raiders’ shutout victory, touching off a brief melee in which Gov. Rick Perry’s chief of staff, Mike McKinney, was bloodied by another Aggies fan in the confusion. McKinney, father of Aggies center Seth McKinney and now A&M chancellor, said afterward, “It was like the Alamo. They were coming up over the walls.”

2003 - Tech 59, A&M 28: B.J. Symons threw a Big 12 record eight touchdowns in the Red Raiders’ rout. “This being my only time I’ve stepped on the field against A&M,” the senior Symons said, “I think I made up for lost time.”

2005 - Tech 56, A&M 17: A frustrated A&M defensive tackle Bryce Reed wadded up the tape from his wrists and fired it at a Tech fan afterward — meaning an Aggie had finally hit his target. Tech led only 14-10 at halftime.

2007 - Tech 35, A&M 7: A&M fullback Jorvorskie Lane guaranteed a victory. He was more than four touchdowns off in the Red Raiders’ triumph. Tech’s Mike Crabtree collected 170 receiving yards, as the Red Raiders won their third consecutive blowout over the staggered Aggies in Lubbock.

Let's do it again, Tech!!! Wreck 'Em!!!

Jerry-Land

I've been 3 times for 3 different events and I've yet to blog about any of them! So, here goes nothing!!

1) Pre-Season Cowboys game.

I can't remember who they played (it was that long ago), but it was only the 2nd game ever played in the new stadium. All the bathrooms were still nice and clean!! I went with my friend, Hollie and we had so much fun!

The pictures of us sucked (Sorry, Hollie), so I'll leave you with the view from our seats...note, these have NOT been zoomed in!!

2) A&M vs. Arkansas

It was UGLY!! I was an honorary Aggie for the day...don't tell the Raiders! I had gotten tickets and since I'm not an Aggie, but I know lots of them, I invited a few of my peeps to go enjoy the festivities. Their lapse in judgement when choosing a college has been forgiven. At least they loved the stadium...like kids at a theme park!!

After we learned there's no "easy way" to "cut through the stadium" to go from one end zone to another (our adventures include various security breeches, being locked in a stairwell, and more escalator rides than we care to count!), we finally found some buddies to tailgate with!

Tailgaiting : Mary and Me

The Group : (L to R) Grant, Ty, Mary, Me, Jack

Then we finally made it to our seats!! Mary, Me, Jack, Grant's nose, and Ty

Mary, Me, and Jack's lovely face...

...and I think you know who these guys are....

(Ash, I was trying to text you a pic of this, but I wasn't able to get a text out :(...)

3) U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The concert was AWESOME!!! I saw it from a suite directly under the suite where Jason Whitten, Tony Romo, and Tiger Woods were watching! I got to go because my friend, Nick was inside the practice bubble when it collapsed last year (but not hurt, thank God), and Jerry gave anyone who was in there suite tickets to see U2. Not worth the horrible fear and pain of that day, but a generous offer by Jerry, I thought. The pictures I took didn't come out very clear, but cross your eyes and pretend to enjoy them!

Oh, and Bono gave a shout out to RICHARDSON!!! WOOT WOOT!

Just walked in....still setting up

The SUITE!!!! Best mac & cheese in the world. Period.

Nick and me before the show

Bono is on the bottom center in the black with the microphone!!

Show's over :( Wave goodbye to U2 and ... the mass exodus

This is Jerome, our waiter. He was fabulous and let us wait out the crowd in our suite for an hour after the show!

Still one more Cowboys game to go to...Nov. 1 with Sara. Can't wait!!!

Nick gets credit for all of my visits to the stadium. Nice trade for puppy sitting the best dog in the world (next to Ava, of course)!!

***Peace***

Call me a Traitor.......

but I'm cheering on the Good Ole Texas Ags on Saturday at the new Cowboys Stadium. I can give a little "Whoop" for that!!
TTU plays NM on Saturday night, so get those guns up!
Peace out - Happy Weekend!!!

Well....this should be interesting....

6:30 am : Wake up, take Ava outside

7:00 am : Sitting at the vanity, listening to Kidd Kraddick, putting on make up, wondering what to wear today

7:20 am : power goes out..........hhhmmm.....

7:30 am : proceed to dress in the dark (my outfit is super cute today...not)

7:45 am : Leave this girl at home...alone...in the dark

8:00 am : Walk into office

8:30 am : Decide I need coffee and start the jaunt down the hall

8:31 am : Spill coffee all over myself and the counter in front of my coworkers

9:00 am : Phone call asking me to re-forecast some ad sales. (This may not seem like a big deal, but trust me, it is)

10:16 am : Just finished re-forecasting.

..........This day is going to be AWESOME................

Sometimes...........

...........things just don't work out. Sometimes it's just not right. But, if you're lucky, you get a really awesome friend out of it. Now, that's a sweet deal!!

In other news, E.L.F. is AWESOME!! Eyes, Lips, Face....this cosmetic company....most of their things are $1.00! That's right...$1.00!!! I used promotional code "savingself" and got free shipping. Beauty doesn't come free, but sometimes it can come cheap!
*Check out their fun nail polish colors!

Hey - I'm talking to YOU

If you work in an office.....or anywhere, for that matter.....

STOP BATHING IN YOUR PERFUME!!!

Everyone can smell you coming all the way down the hall. Oh, and just FYI, it doesn't cover the smell of the cigarette you just had in the parking lot!

GAG!!!

Nature VS. Nurture

...The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.....

Tree...
Apple...

.....and again....

........................sigh............................

Omazing WHAT?!?!?!

I don't know how to post a video, but use this link for the biggest laugh / shock of your life!!



www.claymeyers.com/downloads/files/omazing-grace.wmv


***Clearly, this guy's in a church, but I think he truly believes he's headlining his 2009 North American Tour. The t-shirts should be worn tucked in, as shown.
***Do you think he got struck by lightning on his way back to the crack house, or do you think the ground just swallowed him up?
***At what point does God say "thank you for the praise, son, but I really think you'd be better at the tambourines."?
Oh, snap.....brutha got ssssooooouuuuullllll!!!

Lucky Girl

I'm one of the lucky ones who has a BF who LOVES giving gifts and sending flowers. Last Friday, I got a delivery of the very best kind....the random thoughtful act. I got flowers at work! He's awesome! I got so caught up in the moment of feeling special and loved and explaining to my coworkers that, no, he's not in the "dog house", he's just the best BF ever, that I never would have thought my gift puny or insignificant. When he laid eyes on what he had sent me on Friday, I assume he jumped on the phone with the company (they shall remain nameless) who sent them to me and I got another one today!!! They're not much better looking (sorry, JM), but if they keep screwing up, maybe I'll get flowers every day for a long time.....here's hoping! Just kidding, but in all seriousness, I truly am grateful to be loved so well.

For your reference, pictures : First, what the arrangement should look like, second, what today's delivery looks like (Friday's was pretty similar) and third (and fourth), the special one who loves ME...man, am I lucky or what?!

Now, I've Seen it ALL!

Just an ordinary Friday, until I checked my mail box at the office where I found an invitation to ...wait for it....

THE 6th ANNUAL AVON HERITAGE DUCT TAPE FESTIVAL

Your eyes are not deceiving you.....a duct tape festival. What is there to do in Avon, OH at the duct tape festival, you ask? Well, hold on to your britches...this is exciting!! The festival offers everything from carnival rides, games, and local vendors to live entertainment and duct tape crafting and art exhibits! The best part is....admission is FREE!!!!!!

Some pics from their website (yes, I logged on, but admit it, you'd be curious too)

*All made from duct tape....there are some talented people up in Avon, OH!!

Where do I sign up?!

**I wonder if I'll get to meet the duck in person??? Where did my life go wrong that I'm not THIS girl?

I got nothin'...

But, I was just going through the folders of pictures I have on my computer and I like to see pictures when I blog stalk, so I've pulled a few random pics from the archives. Now doesn't that sound like fun???


My niece, Fendi and Me

Random country concert at Billy Bob's last summer, I think

JM, his friend Jodi and her husband, and Me in Ft Worth

JM and Me at a Rangers Game

PaPa's 83rd birthday...whew!

Nena (MaMa's sister), PaPa, Mama

Me with my super cool, dancing queen, fabulous cousin, Mary Jesse. She's awesome.

Shout Out to Beaumont - - Sara, come back to see me soon!!

My "other" sister. I think she's locked up in a loony bin somewhere.....

Father and brother of above sister.....showing off their Christmas long johns - complete with butt flap in the back...yikes!

Cash, Fendi, Ava, showing their sick, twisted Marshall humor. Ava was embarrassed to have her picture taken....I don't blame her.

Me and Sissy

Sissy and BIL (Come see me soon!!!!!!!)

JM and Me - Ft Worth (Wish I lived there)

There, now wasn't that fun? I keep finding these old, random pictures. I'm sure there are more where these came from. Maybe I'll make this a regular thing.