I'm still here... just busy enjoying my time in Minnesota! I'll be back to blog on Thursday, from Vegas again.
Until then...
29.6.10
27.6.10
{thought} provoking.
"Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
23.6.10
22.6.10
19.6.10
{Today}...
...we celebrate Ms. Tasha's Birthday, starting with dinner at Texas De Brazil and then heading to the Strip to play beer pong and see where else the night takes us...
{Tomorrow}...
18.6.10
17.6.10
Happy Birthday, Tasha!
Sending out Happy Birthday wishes to [the oldie] Tasha, who turns the B-I-G 25 today!
Let's Celebrate! :-)
16.6.10
15.6.10
{Picture} It: Invisible
"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
14.6.10
{Happiness} is...
...getting
'real' mail [not emails] - especially, a long, hand-written letter from someone special.
'real' mail [not emails] - especially, a long, hand-written letter from someone special.
12.6.10
I {Love} My Daddy!
With Father's Day right around the corner, I spent all day yesterday working on a Father's Day present for daddy. My dad is seriously, the HARDEST person to shop for - what do you get somebody who has everything and literally just buys himself whatever he wants/needs? It's been a lifelong challenge for us kids, and I've basically covered all of my bases, twice. While I tend to stay away from the cheesy calenders for him, I found one at Walmart.com (surprise!), that was a smaller, desk calendar - more dad's style. And, I've seen this book at Target for a couple of years now, "Why A Daughter Needs a Dad," by Gregory E. Lang and have always liked the sayings inside it, but knew my dad wouldn't care too much for just a book. So, I combined the two - I bought the book, stole some of the sayings, and personalized a calendar of pictures and sayings for daddy.
Here are the pictures for the calendar:
I think he'll like the monthly reminders of why I need and love him, do you?
11.6.10
It's Frriiiday!
...hope everyone has an awesome weekend!the weather in Vegas is suppose to be gorgeous (80's, vs the 100's we've been having)!
10.6.10
Didn't Make the {Cut}...
Well, my dreams of becoming the next contestant on Wheel of Fortune are crushed...as I unfortunately didn't make the cut. 
Although I didn't make it to the second round of tryouts, it was still a very interesting experience and something I'll remember, share, and laugh about for awhile. Plus, now I have the inside scoop of the process all those bubbly contestants went through to get on the show!
I say 'bubbly' because that's what they want. I suspected this going into the auditions, so I was prepared to clap and smile my face off for the whole day, which I did. But apparently my clapping and smiling wasn't as enthusiastic as it needed to be! [Picture middle aged men and women jumping up and down, YELLING out their letters, and screaming at the littlest bit of excitement...]
So anyways, this is what it was like:
Although I didn't make it to the second round of tryouts, it was still a very interesting experience and something I'll remember, share, and laugh about for awhile. Plus, now I have the inside scoop of the process all those bubbly contestants went through to get on the show!
I say 'bubbly' because that's what they want. I suspected this going into the auditions, so I was prepared to clap and smile my face off for the whole day, which I did. But apparently my clapping and smiling wasn't as enthusiastic as it needed to be! [Picture middle aged men and women jumping up and down, YELLING out their letters, and screaming at the littlest bit of excitement...]
So anyways, this is what it was like:
I arrived early, of course, to a hallway of hopefuls waiting patiently to get into the room. It was easy to tell the nervous ones - making awkward conversation with their neighbors; the annoying ones - cracking stupid jokes; and the ones who weren't going to make it far [me] - sitting quietly to themselves.
At 2:15, they herded us into a big conference room where chairs were set up like an audience, a projector and screen were in the front of the room, and a mini wheel sat on a table. After filling out information and getting our names, we proceeded to play numerous Wheel of Fortune puzzles. The auditioners would call out a random name, this person was to JUMP up excitedly, clapping their hands, and get immediately to solving the puzzle [spin, buy vowel, or solve]. This continued and repeated until everyone in the room had a chance to go. When it was my turn, I stood up, clapping of course, and proceeded to follow the strategy I had read about. [Can I have an 'R' please? I'll buy a vowel, 'E.' Another vowel, 'A'...]. The lady spinning the mock wheel eventually had to intentionally land on Lose a Turn because I was so unstoppable .... [this should've probably been my hint that I wasn't going to make it!]
After this was completed, we were given a sheet of paper with a test of word puzzles on it. We had 5 minutes to complete as many as we could. This was HARD. I'm guessing this is where they filter out a lot of people, including me...
Then, the auditioners collect the tests, go into a different room and grade them, come back 20 minutes later, and give us our fate...
Unfortunately, this is where my experience ended.
At 2:15, they herded us into a big conference room where chairs were set up like an audience, a projector and screen were in the front of the room, and a mini wheel sat on a table. After filling out information and getting our names, we proceeded to play numerous Wheel of Fortune puzzles. The auditioners would call out a random name, this person was to JUMP up excitedly, clapping their hands, and get immediately to solving the puzzle [spin, buy vowel, or solve]. This continued and repeated until everyone in the room had a chance to go. When it was my turn, I stood up, clapping of course, and proceeded to follow the strategy I had read about. [Can I have an 'R' please? I'll buy a vowel, 'E.' Another vowel, 'A'...]. The lady spinning the mock wheel eventually had to intentionally land on Lose a Turn because I was so unstoppable .... [this should've probably been my hint that I wasn't going to make it!]
After this was completed, we were given a sheet of paper with a test of word puzzles on it. We had 5 minutes to complete as many as we could. This was HARD. I'm guessing this is where they filter out a lot of people, including me...
Then, the auditioners collect the tests, go into a different room and grade them, come back 20 minutes later, and give us our fate...
Unfortunately, this is where my experience ended.
A funny story I have to share about the auditions and to maybe exemplify the kind of people they chose [maybe in an attempt for me to validate myself? haha]. The girl next to me, when it was her name called, stands up and says, 'Can I buy a vowel, please?' Well, you don't have any money yet, so 'no' you can't [Duh]. "Oh, duh," she says. "Can I have an 'E,' please?" Whaaaaat? That is a vowel, I scream in my head!! And the real kicker here is, SHE MADE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND! Maybe they pick the 'not so smart' people so they don't win and so WOF doesn't have to give away as much money?
9.6.10
{Lost}
While working out this morning, I caught MTV Unplugged: Katy Perry. I've never been a huge fan of Katy [nor have I disliked her], but after watching this show, she is one of my new favorite artists! Aside from her catchy [overplayed] pop songs, she has some really good songs with awesome lyrics. This was one of my favorites:
[I couldn't copy the embedded html of the actual MTV Unplugged performance - this will do!]
[I couldn't copy the embedded html of the actual MTV Unplugged performance - this will do!]
What am I doing today, you ask?
... Well, today is my BIG audition! My audition for Wheel of Fortune! Yep, that's right...A die hard fan, you wonder? Nope, not at all! Here's the story...
A few months ago, I watched Wheel of Fortune one night [probably because nothing else was on] and I was really good at it [or so I thought...], so I thought to myself, I should sign up to be a contestant!
So here I am today, preparing for my chance to be the next contestant on Wheel of Fortune! Wish me luck - I'll report back what the audition is like and how it goes!
Ahhh, the things I get myself in to never cease to surprise me....
8.6.10
7.6.10
Would You {Rather}...
If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life,
would you rather it be sweet...
-or-
salty?
4.6.10
[chin] up.
chin up, buttercup.
just remember who you are,
and don't forget what your mom always says,
"you're so much prettier than everyone else."
-the sweeterie
"you're so much prettier than everyone else."
-the sweeterie
3.6.10
{SPOILED}
she looks so innocent...
Everyone who knows me [and Justin] knows Emma is just our pride and joy - our Princess. Lately, I have to admit, she has been O.C. with her behaviors. She knows she has us both wrapped around her little paws and she is not afraid to take advantage of it.
For instance:
demanding treats when SHE feels necessary. This includes, but is not limited to, scratching on the cabinet door where we keep the treats and whining.
demanding petting, i.e. belly rubs. This involves Emma laying full fledge on her back, paws in the air, in the middle of the living room floor, occasional whimpers, until someone, ANYONE, gives her belly rubs.
demanding walks. In the morning [and suddenly afternoon time now too...] around 'walk time,' Emma makes it very clear that it's time to go. She begins following me around wherever I go, and she'll sit and stare at me until I take her for a walk.
demanding car rides. Emma also knows that she gets to go with to pick up daddy from work, so right around 4:45 she won't leave my side, she sits and stares at me, and she runs ahead of me to the door before I even get a chance to leave-ensuring that she is not left behind. Of course, once we get in the car, she makes it known that the window needs to be down, as she crawls right on my lap and sticks her nose up to the glass until she gets her way. [we have puppy nose marks on our window to prove it].
demanding water- FROM A BOTTLE, COLD. Emma has always preferred cold water from a water bottle, but lately, she's only been drinking it from the bottle [not her dish]. Example: when I get back from working out, I'll sit on the floor and stretch, cold water bottle in hand. Not to be forgotten, Emma prances over, sits in front of me, whines, wags her tail, and stares at the water until I tip it over on its side and allow her to drink from it. Last night, she was sitting on our bed whining, and I wondered what her deal was - well, I come out to find her staring at a water bottle on our dresser! Sure enough, she was thirsty.
demanding petting, i.e. belly rubs. This involves Emma laying full fledge on her back, paws in the air, in the middle of the living room floor, occasional whimpers, until someone, ANYONE, gives her belly rubs.
demanding walks. In the morning [and suddenly afternoon time now too...] around 'walk time,' Emma makes it very clear that it's time to go. She begins following me around wherever I go, and she'll sit and stare at me until I take her for a walk.
demanding car rides. Emma also knows that she gets to go with to pick up daddy from work, so right around 4:45 she won't leave my side, she sits and stares at me, and she runs ahead of me to the door before I even get a chance to leave-ensuring that she is not left behind. Of course, once we get in the car, she makes it known that the window needs to be down, as she crawls right on my lap and sticks her nose up to the glass until she gets her way. [we have puppy nose marks on our window to prove it].
demanding water- FROM A BOTTLE, COLD. Emma has always preferred cold water from a water bottle, but lately, she's only been drinking it from the bottle [not her dish]. Example: when I get back from working out, I'll sit on the floor and stretch, cold water bottle in hand. Not to be forgotten, Emma prances over, sits in front of me, whines, wags her tail, and stares at the water until I tip it over on its side and allow her to drink from it. Last night, she was sitting on our bed whining, and I wondered what her deal was - well, I come out to find her staring at a water bottle on our dresser! Sure enough, she was thirsty.
I'm afraid I could go on and on about the tales of Emma and her bossy ways, but it's 'walk time,' and you know what that means...got-to-run! :)
{Letters} to Juliet
Last night, we saw the movie Letters to Juliet and it was better than expected! Justin was a little reluctant to see a 'chick flick,' but even he admitted he enjoyed it. So it's boyfriend/husband approved!
I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good love story!
I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good love story!
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