If you don't watch Glee already check this out and I'm sure you too will become a fan.
What other show causes a random mob of people to break out in dance in the middle of a mall?
Yeah didn't think you would be able to come up with with any.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
New Best Friend
Some of you might not know this but I was once a child performer. True story. By this I DO mean that I dressed up in a red button down, denim skirt and red cowboy boots and sang George Strait songs on my parents' coffee table. Not sure if you will ever be blessed enough to witness that little gem, but in the mean time enjoy this video of my new best friend. My mom shared this with me, telling me I too did not know the words to the songs I sang (mom also likes to lie). Anyway, I'm pretty sure we could have created a good duet back in the day.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Month 5 of 12 - Words Fall Through Me
If you've missed what's going on with this blog idea, you can find the explanation here. Anyway, another fairly uneventful month. Busy as usual, lots of sports, TONS going on at work, went home for Thanksgiving, threw a Christmas party, and had one of the more emotional sports days of my life (Cinnci.beating Pitt. by 1, then the stupid last second TX win - ugh). Other than that just trying to stay warm and get ready for Christmas!
*Even though I believe the past influences us I don’t think I learn much from my own
*Seeing Amon Carter Stadium sold out is amazing
*Love OT games v the Spurs, particularly when the Mavs win
*”So is your face” is my favorite comeback these days, no it doesn’t make any sense
*Favorite music discovery: Secrets in Stereo and Augustana (recently REALLY discovered them)
*I’m a bit of a teenage girl when it comes to the Twilight series
*I like third grade so much that for the first time ever I didn’t mind having to work half of the Thanksgiving week
*Every now and then I leave school and stop for a second b/c I feel so lucky that I love my job and that I have such cool kids to come hang out with every day
*I really like when friends will talk about and/or share books with me
*My Lan = awesome Vietnamese hole in the wall in fort worth
*I love the I have parents that will go on adventures with me like driving out to Dallas at 9:30 at night just for some Pinkberry yogurt
*I realized that I have only been genuinely surprised like 3 times in my life
*I like it when someone is successful in doing so
*Every morning should start with breakfast made by mom and time to sit and read the paper
*Starting Thanksgiving morning with the turkey trot is probably one of my favorite traditions in life
*It’s really nice having someone to hang out with when I come home
*I love being with people who remember old school Plano
*Sometimes my expectations of something can be totally off
*I forgot how much I love Mavs games – I’ve gotten to go to two amazing last second win games this month and it’s reminded me I like basketball too
*TAKS being stressful has finally hit…I was naïve to think I was going to escape that feeling
*GLEE makes my week a little bit better, does this make me lame?
*I’ve recently discovered a love for baking
*I’m entirely too emotionally invested in TCU football
*I feel actual pain that TCU got so robbed by the BCS
*I’ve been reminded of the fact that I would NEVER survived somewhere that was actually cold, considering I have been miserable with the weather and we haven’t gotten bellow 25
*Even though I believe the past influences us I don’t think I learn much from my own
*Seeing Amon Carter Stadium sold out is amazing
*Love OT games v the Spurs, particularly when the Mavs win
*”So is your face” is my favorite comeback these days, no it doesn’t make any sense
*Favorite music discovery: Secrets in Stereo and Augustana (recently REALLY discovered them)
*I’m a bit of a teenage girl when it comes to the Twilight series
*I like third grade so much that for the first time ever I didn’t mind having to work half of the Thanksgiving week
*Every now and then I leave school and stop for a second b/c I feel so lucky that I love my job and that I have such cool kids to come hang out with every day
*I really like when friends will talk about and/or share books with me
*My Lan = awesome Vietnamese hole in the wall in fort worth
*I love the I have parents that will go on adventures with me like driving out to Dallas at 9:30 at night just for some Pinkberry yogurt
*I realized that I have only been genuinely surprised like 3 times in my life
*I like it when someone is successful in doing so
*Every morning should start with breakfast made by mom and time to sit and read the paper
*Starting Thanksgiving morning with the turkey trot is probably one of my favorite traditions in life
*It’s really nice having someone to hang out with when I come home
*I love being with people who remember old school Plano
*Sometimes my expectations of something can be totally off
*I forgot how much I love Mavs games – I’ve gotten to go to two amazing last second win games this month and it’s reminded me I like basketball too
*TAKS being stressful has finally hit…I was naïve to think I was going to escape that feeling
*GLEE makes my week a little bit better, does this make me lame?
*I’ve recently discovered a love for baking
*I’m entirely too emotionally invested in TCU football
*I feel actual pain that TCU got so robbed by the BCS
*I’ve been reminded of the fact that I would NEVER survived somewhere that was actually cold, considering I have been miserable with the weather and we haven’t gotten bellow 25
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Baby It's Cold Outside
I am not a big fan of winter. This is primarily because I do not enjoy being cold. Hence why I live in Texas. However, since I wrote my 10 favorite things about a season I do love, I figure I should try and be positive and write my 10 favorite things about this season as well. Here’s what I came up with, had to stretch it a bit…
10. Downtown Fort Worth at Christmas Time – This is the time of year where Fort Worth puts up a huge beautiful tree in the middle of downtown and Christmas lights are everywhere. The Pier1 Building even lights up its roof with green and red (replacing the perfect purple that previously was there to honor TCU), which makes running on the trail particularly fun at sunset. I have been known to drive out of my way at this time of year just to admire the decorations.
9. Scents – I love the smells of winter. Fires burning, pine trees, all Christmas candles, cookies…mmmm.. What’s not to like?
8. Coats and Scarves – This is the time of year where the fall coat is put away (some days at least) and the winter coats come out. (Remember I have a slight obsession with coats). Since I spend the majority of the season in this clothing (especially in my classroom where there is no heat), it is extremely important. Still looking to add to my collection this year...
I also love scarves. But only if they are soft, itchy just doesn’t make a girl happy. Cuteness is important as well. Warmth follows next.
7. Starbucks – This is the time of year I make the switch away from iced coffee. It is the only season where warm drinks get such attention from this customer. Every thing about Starbucks in the winter makes me happy. Special drinks. WARMTH. Christmas cups. Love it.
6. Christmas Hockey Song – You will realize why this is so important in number 3, but I’ll explain a little here too. Every year the Stars create a special video montage put to “Carol of The Bells” (rock version of course) to play before games. Just gets you in the spirit of Christmas…and great hockey hits…(side note - the fact that hockey is a part of winter is important as well)
5. Tacky Christmas – The Tacky Christmas sweater party I throw yearly with two of my great friends has become one of my favorite traditions. Every year it is fantastically tacky. Just wouldn’t be Christmas anymore without it.
4. Bowl Season – While it is quite sad to see the college football season come to an end, the winter ushers in the exciting culmination of all the work done in the fall (even if that work has not been properly appreciated – just saying).
3. Music – Christmas music. Enough said. Okay we all know I can’t be that short, but I’ll stop after this - it’s the only time of year you can play it and it makes my life a little better for 4 weeks.
2. Giving gifts – I absolutely love giving people gifts. It is so much fun to try and find something that lets someone know how special they are to you. The more meaningful the better. I get so excited about giving people their Christmas presents I can hardly stand it.
1. Christmas – It’s the thing that makes this season bearable. Despite not liking winter, it gets major points for containing my absolute FAVORITE holiday. I realize a lot of my numbers already have to do with this holiday but oh well. From decorating the tree, to seeing my kids get excited (even if it is a little too much at times), to the music, to being with family, there’s nothing about this holiday I don’t love. Plus, most importantly, it is a celebration of the Lord I love so much, none of the rest of this matters much in comparison to that.
Here's to trying to enjoy this time of year and stay warm! Only 2 1/2 months until Spring...
10. Downtown Fort Worth at Christmas Time – This is the time of year where Fort Worth puts up a huge beautiful tree in the middle of downtown and Christmas lights are everywhere. The Pier1 Building even lights up its roof with green and red (replacing the perfect purple that previously was there to honor TCU), which makes running on the trail particularly fun at sunset. I have been known to drive out of my way at this time of year just to admire the decorations.
9. Scents – I love the smells of winter. Fires burning, pine trees, all Christmas candles, cookies…mmmm.. What’s not to like?
8. Coats and Scarves – This is the time of year where the fall coat is put away (some days at least) and the winter coats come out. (Remember I have a slight obsession with coats). Since I spend the majority of the season in this clothing (especially in my classroom where there is no heat), it is extremely important. Still looking to add to my collection this year...
I also love scarves. But only if they are soft, itchy just doesn’t make a girl happy. Cuteness is important as well. Warmth follows next.
7. Starbucks – This is the time of year I make the switch away from iced coffee. It is the only season where warm drinks get such attention from this customer. Every thing about Starbucks in the winter makes me happy. Special drinks. WARMTH. Christmas cups. Love it.
6. Christmas Hockey Song – You will realize why this is so important in number 3, but I’ll explain a little here too. Every year the Stars create a special video montage put to “Carol of The Bells” (rock version of course) to play before games. Just gets you in the spirit of Christmas…and great hockey hits…(side note - the fact that hockey is a part of winter is important as well)
5. Tacky Christmas – The Tacky Christmas sweater party I throw yearly with two of my great friends has become one of my favorite traditions. Every year it is fantastically tacky. Just wouldn’t be Christmas anymore without it.
4. Bowl Season – While it is quite sad to see the college football season come to an end, the winter ushers in the exciting culmination of all the work done in the fall (even if that work has not been properly appreciated – just saying).
3. Music – Christmas music. Enough said. Okay we all know I can’t be that short, but I’ll stop after this - it’s the only time of year you can play it and it makes my life a little better for 4 weeks.
2. Giving gifts – I absolutely love giving people gifts. It is so much fun to try and find something that lets someone know how special they are to you. The more meaningful the better. I get so excited about giving people their Christmas presents I can hardly stand it.
1. Christmas – It’s the thing that makes this season bearable. Despite not liking winter, it gets major points for containing my absolute FAVORITE holiday. I realize a lot of my numbers already have to do with this holiday but oh well. From decorating the tree, to seeing my kids get excited (even if it is a little too much at times), to the music, to being with family, there’s nothing about this holiday I don’t love. Plus, most importantly, it is a celebration of the Lord I love so much, none of the rest of this matters much in comparison to that.
Here's to trying to enjoy this time of year and stay warm! Only 2 1/2 months until Spring...
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