Cute...

Here is a picture my mom took of a deer eating apples from the apple tree in our backyard. That is the sandbox there in front. Mom is a pre-school teacher ; )

I think...

I think it might just be OK.

Awesome picture

I climbed this back in the day!

Sometimes I just can't stand people...

1) People who are mad at you for no real reason

2) People who snoop in your life when its none of their business

3) People who do stupid things like try to hack email and Blogger accounts - not cool!

Songs...

What I am listening to today:

1. My Favorite Mistake - Sheryl Crow
2. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins
3. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
4. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
5. Criminal - Fiona Apple

Cause I'm bored...

And have very little to do... we'll take another look at the news and websites I have been checking out today since I haven't done so in a while...

This is weird... Go check out this guy's blog and see if you think he's for real or what. And check out those rules and regulations. Some are sooo obvious as to what they are trying to do. Its actually pretty sad.

Cute blog!

This new "restaurant" recently opened in Chicago about three blocks from where I work and, sadly, I am going to have to go check it out sometime!

White Sox in the World Series?... It remains to be seen but dare to dream!!

Some good advice for tourists riding the el!

Well now, this isn't cool. One of these happened like almost right across the street from where I work!!

Nothing to say about this other than this is some seriously scary shit!!

Interesting story about All-Star game prospects in Chicago. So many of the Sox deserve to be there and so few will be!

Avril gets engaged...

Some news about Skydiving for MS which I attended this past weekend. No, I did not skydive! It was a fun event though - paid $20 for tickets which got you a t-shirt and dinner. Also put your name into some raffles. I won two free desserts to TGIFridays. There were some paid raffle tickets for some seriously nice gifts. Unfortunately he didn't win anything. Got all kinds of free "favors", water bottles, key chains, stuff like that ... We were there pretty much all day. Several people with MS, including a few who are in wheelchairs, did some tandem skydives. Makes me feel like a real wimp. Here are these people who can barely move and they go for it but I'm too much of a chicken. Oh well... ; ) Anyway, great time and good cause. Oh yeah, we also placed other donations for $1 jello shots. You know, for the cause and all...

Dan and Danica nominated for ESPYs!

A funny funny blog from a fellow Chicagoan. I need to add a list of blogs I read to the site!

And last, and least... Trixies, do not forget to book your tickets! You might meet your super rich first Chad husband at this event!! I suppose I shouldn't make fun because it is for a good cause but come on... Sadly it is my sister who reminded me of this when she told me she booked her ticket and also sadly, I know someone who met his girlfriend at this event and will probably be proposing in the very near-term. If you're not from Chicago and do not know why I'm talking about "meeting the one" at this event, check out this link.

Thats it for now!!

People are just insane!!

Engaged after two WEEKS of face to face dating after one previously failed marriage??

I don't think so...

Picture of the day ...

Songs I love...

"Anything but Mine" by Kenny Chesney

RNC hold "music"

One of my coworkers got a call from the wonderful Republican National Committee today, work related. Their "onhold music" is Bush speeches! LOL!

Don't drink the Kool-aid, ya'll!!

Never forget...

I'm a high maintenance freak...

Just think about that when you're feeling bad. You will feel much MUCH better!

And it is a good morning, indeed...

White Sox up by 10 games over the Twins!! What more could you ask for?!

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Yahoo is not a good photo host

I host some of my pictures at Yahoo and some just do not want to cooperate and remain "up". I'm going to have to look into some other photo "solutions". I've looked at Hello, Flickr and Picasa and they all look pretty good and I think they all work with Blogger.

Honesty is always the best policy...

Yesterday I was more honest with someone than I have ever been in my entire life. And you know what? It worked out wonderfully!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Still thinking of you...

Wondering where you are... hoping that everything is going well for you ...

With all of my heart...

Happy thoughts and prayers to you right now. It will be OK!!! I am so thinking of you and sending you nothing but positive vibes. I love you!!!

Went and watched him sky dive this weekend. He has 750+ jumps. Me? I stay firmly on the ground!

Beyond annoyed

Right now I am beyond annoyed with one of my customers. Auugghhh! I have done everything I can to help and be nice but she started this whole thing off with a rather snippy attitude. Well now, she's waiting til Monday! HA HA HA HA HA!!!

Today's Leo horoscope - hope so! ; )

Whether family, friends or more-than-friends, others are craving your attention.

Forgot to mention

One thing that I forgot to mention but meant to was Time Out's appears to be a major Sox bar. The place was going nuts last night! Although going there all the time was beginning to get a little old, I'll have to say the place is beginning to grow on me again! ; )

Today's Leo horoscope - love it!!

Today is a great day for a date -- or any other kind of super-fun, one-on-one time.

Today's Leo horoscope

Take advantage of your current conscientiousness -- take a look at the big picture.

Joey!!!

Don't do it!!

As if they haven't sold out enough...

Bill Gates does his part for democracy...

Also...

Did a lot of reading this weekend. I actually finished up that book "The Romanov Prophecy". I really enjoyed this book - a quick read, based on a lot of history with an interesting plot. I haven't found a new writer in a while and this guy - Steve Berry - seems pretty good. He has two other books out and I plan on picking up both of them sometime soon. Summer reading - love it! Its been a while since I have read books on a regular basis. I have John Grisham's "The Broker" which I will probably start on soon. Reading is something that I plan to do a lot more of. When I was in college I didn't like that I wasn't able to read my own books because I had to study too much and swore when I got out that I would go back to reading like I used to. Well, that just didn't happen but maybe it will now!

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The weekend

Not used to blogging so its kind of tough to come up with things to write about...

Anyway, this weekend was very low key, once again. Pretty much just hung out. Actually thats all we did.

Friday night went out for some drinks with some friends.

Saturday pretty much just hung out at home all day. In the last few days we have finished up watching the second half of the Star Wars trilogy - there was so much I had forgotten. Stopped by Ricky D's Saturday briefly for a drink or two and to sing some karaoke. I bet we weren't there more than an hour though. Met our friend's new girlfriend (or at least the girl he's dating now) and then headed home.

More of the same Sunday. Sunday was a super lazy day. We went out for lunch and then pretty much just came back and hung out. Sort of watched some of the Nascar race. Actually watched a lot of sports on TV this weekend - Nascar race, IRL race, Sox games, Cubs games.. blah blah...

We really wanted to go do something outside this weekend but the weather was so funky. I kept playing phone tag with my parents who were camping in Michigan. They wanted us to come up to South Haven for the weekend or day or whatever but with the weather and the drive, we just weren't up to it. Phone tag, also, is overstating it a bit. My mom called me three times from her cell phone and I either kept missing the calls because I just missed it or I didn't hear the phone ringing until the end because it was buried in my purse somewhere. Well, each time she called I immediately called back. Problem is my mom doesn't keep her cell phone on all the time but I thought that if I called back right away she would answer. No go. It either went straight to voice mail or rang and rang and then went to voicemail - a voicemail box, I should mention, that she has never set up. My mom is so "old fashioned" when it comes to cell phones. They are for emergency purposes only or to use free weekend minutes to "call the kids". So she calls, I don't answer, she immediately turns off the phone. One of the messages she did leave me complained about how she was "roaming" in Michigan so I question this ... 1) Did Mom actually immediately turn off the phone to save battery?; 2) Did she immediately turn off the phone because she thinks she is being charged with "roaming fees" by just having the phone ON (not talking) because it shows as "Roaming" on the little screen?; or, 3) Did the phone ring when I called back all of those times and Mom just doesn't know how to answer it? Sadly this is a real possibility. Well, whatever the cause we never did connect.

Anyway, so Sunday did some more hanging out as I mentioned and then came downtown, I cooked a yummy spaghetti dinner (leftovers tonight!) and we watched the movie "Sideways". We had seen it in the theater and it definitely looked like a keeper so I bought it a few weeks back. It just cracks him up. He LOVES that movie! I sort of think thats funny.

Anyway, thats about it for now. May be back with more later!!

I honestly cannot stop laughing at this!

Things that bother me #1

Women who allow men to walk all over them and treat them like crap! Get a backbone ladies, move on!!

Love it! Just don't get caught ...

DALLAS -- A new line of greeting cards could help fan the flames of infidelity.

The Secret Lover Collection, created by Cathy Gallagher of Bethesda, Md., is made for those involved in an illicit affair, a niche she considers long ignored.

The collection, which will be available this month, speaks to the uniqueness of such relationships, giving lovers the opportunity to recognize holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, apologies, hookups and breakups.

One holiday card reads, "As we each celebrate with our families, I will be thinking of you."

Another card laments: "I used to look forward to the weekends, but since we met, they seem like an eternity."

"These are for people who are in love affairs," said Gallagher, who finds inspiration in movies, songs and people she knows. "These are not sex cards. Those have been done."

Awesome!!!

and very VERY true!! This is the story of my bloglife I would say. I am very very very sanitized here compared to how I used to be. Sometimes I miss my old blog ...

So many many many things to muse about today...

So many many many things to muse about today...

... but I'll only mention one ...

Happy 6-month anniversary, baby!

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