Happy Birthday, DAD!!!!

Happy birthday to my DADDY!!!! He’s 54 years young today – what a blessing!! Every time he goes to the doctor, he comes home and says “Well, there’s good news and bad news……the bad news is I’m healthy as a horse and y’all are gonna have to put up with me a lot longer!” And we will if he keeps drinking that green tea as much as he does! He’s worked so hard to keep our family healthy and happy. I’ve never wanted for anything because he always seems to find a way to make things happen. Thanks, Dad, for being the best a girl could be blessed with – I’m honored to be your daughter!

I LOVE YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HANNAH!!!!!

I'm sorry I missed your birthday yesterday, Hannah!! I hope you had a fabulous one like you deserve! I can't believe how much has happened since we lived together in 3620, answering to Mrs. Pierce and watering the brown, crunchy lawn. You're an amazing friend and I love you very much! I'm thankful God blessed me with a friend like you and I know we'll celebrate many many more birthdays together! XOXO

#2 - HOLY MOLY!!!

I got to go to Lubbock this past weekend and spend time with 2 of my very favorite friends! Of course Tech won this weekend - DUH!! Undefeated! And if Bama hadn't beaten LSU...in overtime...we could've walked off the field a #1 team (Melissa - you're a traitor)!! We had so much fun...here are some highlights...

Playing with Hannah's girls and their cousins.....This was Joanna and her cousin Harrison at dinner time....they just look like they're brewing trouble!

We drove by 3620....the house I lived in with both Hannah and Kelsey, at different times. Great house, great roommates, and the best years of our lives. They both have husbands now, (both first dates I was there to witness and both weddings I stood in) but I still wish we were back there living with Larry, the ghost, and the red countertops.

Oh, and the astroturf front porch......lovely!

Hannah and I drove around campus and took our obligatory picture with Will...

2 words......CHIMY'S MARGARITAS.......

Locked a key in the car.....Benny came to our rescue. This is how the dialogue went :

Benny : "Most pretty girls give me $100 dollar tip"

Then I took a picture of him......

Benny : "Why are you taking my picture"

Me : "I didn't , Benny, my phone lit up and it's really bright. Sorry about that"

Benny : "Oh"

Ahh, Benny.......our knight in shining......white hooptie with a leopard-print steering wheel cover. Yep, you heard right.

Then, it was off to the football game....all bundled up

Then, back to Kelsey's house for some good old fashioned beer and girltalk... Thanks for being a fabulous hostess, Kelsey!!! And thanks for leaving "Mommy" at home and hanging like we used to, Hannah - I'm impressed you hung in that long!!!

Then, I had to drive 5 hours home with THIS......................................

Fabulous weekend - - So much fun!!!

(and Tanner, I'm still not sure where you came from)

...AND THE VICTORY BELLS WILL RING OUT!!!

Well, we did it!! Longhorns, you're just going to have to get over it!

Incognito

So, here I am, last Sunday, in our new store with the new layout...a very exciting venture for Michaels. I planned to go in completely under the radar, as I was not dressed appropriately to be in the store in the first place. No such luck.
I ended up having to introduce myself to the store manager when I asked him to ask a woman taking pictures to leave. After that, I had to let the customer service manager know that the behavior of the girl who checked me out was unacceptable (it truly was - I was embarrassed). So, that was pretty bad, but I thought to myself, no one will remember once I walk out the door.

Again.....no such luck.........


I got a phone call from HR this morning...never a good thing on a Friday, as Fridays seem to be "firing days"....(why am I so paranoid?). She told me she had had several people call her about this HUGE scrapbooking website that many of our employees and customers frequent. On it, a woman posted a link to her blog on which she posted pictures of our new store. So, if you'll scroll down to the entry from Sunday, Sept 14, there you'll see me....in all my Sunday morning glory....beautiful.

So much for incognito.

http://scrappyloveworld.blogspot.com/

Cool as a Cucumber

I'm not a person who gets overwhelmed easily. I've always been a "Don't-Panic-Until-There's-Something-to-Panic-About" kind of gal. But MAN! These last couple of weeks have really put my patience to the test!!! I can't seem to win for losing - screwing up EVERYTHING that I touch!! I guess when it rains, it pours! Prayers, please!

It's my BIRTHDAY!!!!

I love my birthday....today is #27.......What I don't love is being the center of attention - singing Happy Birthday, decorating my desk at work so EVERYONE knows... Take a look at the handy work of my very dear girlfriends in the office, my boss included, who wanted me to know I'm loved (and that they know about my hatred for milk). Oh, and there are buttons with my milk-mustached face circulating all over the building on the shoulders of everyone I know....including my VP.....