Want Chaos?

If it's chaos you are looking for, you'll need at least two of the following things:

• A full moon
• A holiday
• Ice on the roads
• Texas Drivers
• An 18-wheeler hauling beef......don't ask, just get it!
• Rival Gangs
• A pregnant woman, about to burst

Trust me, get any combination of any two of those things and you've got yourselve one heck of an interesting/busy night!

Trust me, I'm an expert.

Confession

Ok, it's about time that I let this out:
I'm like a high school girl fan when it comes to Taylor Swift.
ok, i feel much better now.
Don't try to ask me why, but I just am. I want to cover my room in Taylor Paraphernalia and talk to her while I get ready in the morning wishing her a good day as I go out the door. I am already planning a Taylor and Me scrapbook to make. . . .once I meet her and become lifelong best friends. And no, it's not just the fact that she is an amazingly talented singer/songwriter. It's much more than that. If you have ever seen an interview with her you can tell that she is still a teenager and wants to stay one while having a career. She lives with her parents and is very close to them. I watched this CMT/CNN special the other night and they followed her as she got ready for her Fearless 2009 tour and after the first show the first thing she said when she got off the stage was "wow, that was crazy!" and looking over at one of her crew members says, "i've got a lot of notes for the lighting" . WHAT?! You just had an amazing sold out stadium yelling your name for the past 2 hours and you've got notes on lighting? Yes folks, she remains professional and humble. Need I say more to convince you that Taylor Swift is sheer awesomeness?! Thought not.
Also, found this video today and thought it was absolutely hillarious. She sounds kind of like a little boy rapper and it's so cute. Listen closely to her lyrics, very funny.

Adoption Awareness Month

The first major effort to promote awareness of the need for adoptive families for children in the foster care system occurred in Massachusetts. In 1976, then-Governor Mike Dukakis proclaimed Adoption Week and the idea grew in popularity and spread throughout the nation. President Gerald Ford made the first National Adoption Week proclamation, and in 1990, the week was expanded to a month due to the number of states participating and the number of events.

During the month, states, communities, public and private organizations, businesses, families, and individuals celebrate adoption as a positive way to build families. Across the nation, activities and observances such as recognition dinners, public awareness and recruitment campaigns, and special events spotlight the needs of children who need permanent families. It also includes National Adoption Day, traditionally a Saturday, which is observed in courthouses across the nation as hundreds of adoptions are finalized simultaneously. (http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/november-is-national-adoption-awareness-month-2.html)

This is a video that a very dear friend of mine made. She is so talented and a great mom! Just look at how happy these kids are. And you might recognize the little red head. :)

Eaten Alive

After a glorious game last night by The Crackers and with me scoring a run we got Frosty's. Before i was able to celebrate the good win i had to take the puppy for a walk. Keep in mind this was about 10:30 pm. She decides that the best place for her to 'go' was under a tree with low branches. Not to mention that half of the leaves had fallen off the tree so it was difficult in the dark to decipher between a leaf and a terd. I spent about 5 minutes hunched over under this tree trying to find the right thing to pick up and kept getting leaves. Since the tree was so small i figured that the little pokes i was feeling on my arm were the dead branches. BOY WAS I WRONG!

Exhibit A: 4 ginormous spots given to me by the most infernal creatures ever to roam the earth.
These three are on the back of my upper arm.
There is an extra one right next to my armpit. and yes they always get like this.

Camping with Dinorsaurs

A couple weekends ago we went on a camping trip with friends to Dinosaur Valley State Park. They are supposed to have real dinosaur tracks in the riverbed (why only there? i don't know, i was wondering that all weekend). However the river was full and rushing so we weren't able to see them. I was bummed but we still had a good time. We brought Abby along with us and she had a blast too, always does when she is outside.

That's my husband, ya'll!

He's constantly taking pictures when we take a trip somewhere, but at least he looks good while doing it!

We went to historical downtown Glenn Rose and I just loved this building. I don't know what it was or is now but it is beautiful!

And this is a drinking water fountain! Awesome, right?

Abby was so tired after we left that she rode home like this:


and then immediately crashed on her chair the rest of the night!

We had such a wonderful time! Thanks for joining us Russ & Erin and Brandon & Jaylene.

I love Fall!

Fall to me is the best time of the year. It isn't the freezing cold winter quite yet, and it's not a hundred degrees with 100% humidity! It's been raining a lot this year though, so that part is not so wonderful. I've been getting into card making lately, this is one that I made the other day.

I mentioned a while ago that I got my hair cut, well here's proof of that.
This is one from a while ago at a work event. . . .with my buddy.

State Fair of Texas

Last week we went to the state fair with Kristi. Robert hasn't been for a few years, and I've never been. Kristi goes at least once a year every year so she was our guide. We had a ton of fun!


Me and Big Tex taking a spin on the dance floor. He had me at "howdy folks!"



Yes, somebody's cow tag seriously said, Sexy Lady. Awesome, right? Another one said, Hoosier Daddy. Crack me up!
I love petting zoos, and they had a big one there. This camel was pretty smelly, and felt weird when he took the food out of my hand.



The famous Texas Star! It looks so beautiful all lit up at night.

Go Crackers!

Last night I played in another softball game for Russ’ team and was officially invited to be apart of it for good. We won, with no help from me, but we still won! I’m getting better on my swings, but it still gets caught everytime. Oh, I just need to go to the batting cages more I guess! Robert will enjoy that. The bad news is that they have had 4 games rescheduled from being rained out, so we play until December 3^rd. FREEZING!