Golf and a hat! But not a golf hat.

First- my mom made me the greatest hat. Those pictures were taken by me (big surprise) to show it off. My mom also made my daughters similar ones. Too cute!!
Secondly- The hubby and I went to FBR today and it was great. The weather was perfect and the golfers had some good shots. So because I am related to Dr. Write, I offer a list of what I did/saw at FBR.
1. Phil Mickelson-Love him. Why? He went to ASU and he is a lefty. Well he doesn't write left handed but he golfs left handed-why?? I don't know and I don't care. I seriously love that guy.
2. People watching-especially lots of women showing off their purchased body parts. This is expected in Scottsdale but more annoying at a golf tournament. Apparently fake boobs are a money magnet, or something.
3. Eating and drinking overpriced food and alcohol but not really minding b/c it was 70 degrees and sunny and we were not at work or school!!
4. Getting free beer from a friend. Now that is what I call a friend!!!
5. Meeting friends at the bird's nest after the golf for one last gold plated beer.

Now I gotta go get ready for our big Super Bowl party on Sunday!!!

GO CARDS!!

If you know anything about football you know that historically the Arizona Cardinals have, well, sucked. So the fact that they are going to the freakin' Super Bowl is nothing short of amazing. It is all Cardinal Fever here now!! This post is our tribute to our team. We hope they can win it all on Feb. 1st. GOOOOO CARDINALS!!!!!!!

New Blog!!

Well new years call for all sorts of new things so I decided I would change things up a bit. My friend Anita has a cute pic of her boys on hers so I thought I should do the same thing. Plus with all the different combinations of colors and fonts it gives me plenty to do when I should be doing my homework!! I hope you all get new starts in this new year.

New Years resolutions

I don't even remember what my resolutions from last year were so I will just assume that I met most of them. I am all about positive thinking. :) I am going to keep my list short this year.

1) Successfully defend my comps and proposal (this will be done by summer)
2) Do something great for my 15th anniversary (any suggestions?)
3)Stay active (gym, outside etc. whatever!)
4)Read books. I won't say a number but I want to read more (education books do NOT count).

That is it. Happy 2009.

Christmas Break 2008

Bob and the Bobettes!! Watch out. They have trench coats and they know how to use 'em.
All of us at a Mexican restuarant.
The cousins at Amazing Jakes!!
The girls cousins. Aww.
The girls with their gpa on our hike up South Mountain. Nice.

Since our break is coming to an end (gasp), I thought I would post some pictures from our fun vacation. My dad and his wife came to visit and then my sister and her two children. We have been having so much fun we don't know what to do with ourselves. We hope you all had as much fun as you could fit in. Happy New Year!!!

Why I married Wayne.....in case you were wondering!!

Merry Christmas

Enjoying the snow in Flagstaff!!
More of the snow!!
The girls in their Christmas Eve pjs.
Even Bailey got in on all the fun!!

Well I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and were able to spend it with the ones you love! It was a great day out here. Have a Happy New Year too!! Cheers.

Glasses!

The sides are so cute, little dark pink hearts! I don't know what is up with that first one, but in real life it is pink too! She picked them out herself.


I don't know what it is about kids in glasses but I love them!! My youngest daughter just got some and she is so darling. Isn't she??? I can't get enough!! I posted the pics so you can also share in her cuteness!!! Of course I also posted a picture of her sister because she is just as cute!!

Vegas baby!!

All the sister-in "Venice".

One of my favorite places in Vegas: The Belaggio!!
We ate at Toby Keith's restaurant. Wasn't he kind to pose with us??? :)
Our view from the 14th floor.
Umm, did I take a wrong turn somewhere???


Okay I am back from Vegas. It was a GREAT time. We walked. And drank. And then walked. And ate and drank. And then walked....you get the picture. It was great seeing all of my sisters!! We had a fabulous room and fabulous fun. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Now back to reality. UGH!

8 Things....

Dr. Write tagged me, again, so here are my lists:

8 shows I watch:
Numb3rs
Without A Trace
Medium
CSI(the real one)
Samantha Who?
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance?
Barefoot Contessa

8 restaurants I love:
PF Chang's
Pei Wei
The Barrio
Durante's
Macayo's
Caffe Boa
Ra
Kid friendly ones that also serve great food!!

8 things I did yesterday:
Eat
Shop
Grade notebooks
Blog
Go on Facebook
Talk on the phone
Take dog for a walk
Snuggle with the girls

8 things I am looking forward to:
Finishing this semester
Christmas
Vacation
Vegas in December
Finishing my PhD
Watching my daughters grow up
Growing old with my husband
Bush's last day in office

8 things I wish for:
Many more years with my husband
Health and happiness for me and my family
WalMart to go out of business :)
Cool weather for awhile
My girls to able to fulfill their dreams
Spend a couple of months in Europe
That bad people get what they deserve
That good people get what they deserve

8 things I love, in no particular order:
My wonderful husband
My fantastic daughters
My whole family
My dog Bailey
Cocktails
Mexican food
Holidays
Vacations

8 things I can't stand, in no particular order:
Rude people (especially at Christmas time)
All the hype over a poorly written vampire book
Anything to do with vampires
Poor service at restaurants or stores
WalMart
Arrogant people who don't know or care that they are arrogant
People who drive toooooo slow
When my children are hurt or sad

Well that was a bit harder than I thought but I did it. What's next???

Coldplay: A Review, Turkey Day Trauma and Polar Bearing!!

Some cool special effect lighting.
The back drop for some of the songs!
Here they are singing right in the middle of a row of seats located in the back of the arena. Chris is on the far right. It was really cool.

First: a review of the concert. It was fabulous!! I was already tired when I got there so the fact that they had not ONE but TWO opening acts was a bit tedious but when they came out, they were great. Near the end of the concert, they ran down towards the seats in the back and did an acoustic song from there. The people sitting there were losing their minds!!! Chris was quite charming throughout the whole concert and it was an excellent show!!

Second: Our Thanksgiving Trauma was that our oldest daughter was hopping on the pogo stick when it went into a puddle, she lost traction, fell backwards and hit her head on our sport court-yes, concrete. Ouch! She blacked out and then said she was nauseated and wanted to sleep. Uh oh. So the husband took her to Urgent Care who quickly sent him to an ER. She got x-rays and a CAT-scan and everything is fine except for the bump on her head and raging headache. We know how to have fun!!

Lastly, was our witnessing of "Polar Bearing". See video for all the explanation you need. FYI: the temperature of the pool is 55 degrees!!

Fall Recital 2008

The girls played in their 5th piano recital last night. They have been playing for 3 years and are really blossoming into great musicians!! They played their songs flawlessly and were very focused, even when a small boy started screaming and crying during my oldest daughters piece. Yikes!! They like getting all dressed up and playing for people. Bravo girls!! Bravo!!

Diva in the making

The other day my youngest daughter asked me:

"Mom. What is the difference between a shoulder bag, a hand bag and a clutch??"
A girl needs to know these things!!

My new obsessions!!

During the campaigning I got sick of seeing him and McCain. But I must say now that he is president, I think I have a bit of a crush on him!!
These are truly sublime!! They are crispy and salty and healthier than you average chip or cracker. They are great with hummus. I can't get enough!!
Okay a pretzel, smothered in peanut butter, drizzled with caramel, then covered with chocolate? Oh and throw in a few peanuts for good measure. I mean what is not to like??
I am normally neutral when it comes to cleaning products but I just got this vacuum and I must say, it really SUCKS!!! I love it. How did I live without it???

Movies I've seen: A list

Okay so I have been tagged by Dr. Write to create an alphabetical list of my favorite movies or movies I have seen. As it turns out, most of these are my favorite. Here they are:

August Rush
Big Chill
Casablanca
Dirty Dancing
Ella Enchanted
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Good Will Hunting
High Fidelity
Ironman
Jumanji
Knocked Up
Legally Blonde
Memento
Nim's Island
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Pride and Prejudice
Quantum Leap
Ratatouille
Say Anything
Truman Show
Uptown Girls
Vanilla Sky
When Harry Met Sally
X-Files (the first one)
You've Got Mail
Zoolander

Whew!!! I did it.

Veteran's Day

The flag my youngest daughter colored.

The girls and I trying to take our own Veteran's Day picture. Notice the flag??
And again....we tried about 4 times. It is harder than it looks people.

Our family would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the past, present and future veterans. We hope that everyday, not just Veteran's Day, you feel loved and appreciated.

Cheers to you!!!

Geologist humor!

My husband, a geologist, thinks is one of the funniest things ever. I thought I would share it with you. Notice what the geologist is wearing and how he looks a lot like my stepdad(also a geologist)...

Oxford is annoyed and you should be too.

Below is the list of Oxford's top ten most annoying phrases.

1 - At the end of the day
2 - Fairly unique
3 - I personally
4 - At this moment in time
5 - With all due respect
6 - Absolutely
7 - It's a nightmare
8 - Shouldn't of
9 - 24/7
10 - It's not rocket science

I know I have some but I can't think of them right now. What sayings/phrases annoy you??

Butterscotch Bear and a letter.

This week was my youngest daughter's turn to be Student of the Week. What does that mean? you might ask. Well the most important thing it means is that she got to bring home the class bear: Butterscotch. It was very exciting because he got to go trick-or-treating with us and everything. She took him everywhere. He is really quite tired now. After school today she gave her sister a letter she wrote. This is what it said:

Dear Sissy,
You are the best sister in the Holl intiyer WORLD!!!! (this is just how she spelled and punctuated everything).

How cute is that??

Geez Mom!

Today while I was helping my youngest daughter complete a class project, my oldest daughter came in. She saw a picture of something we were working on and said:
"Geez, what is up with that?"
To which I was beginning to respond:"Well dear-" she quickly interrupted me and said:
"Mom. That was a rhetorical question. I didn't actually expect an answer."

Oh, my bad!!