Resolution Shmesolution

Another year has come and gone...and SO quickly!! New Year's Eve 2008 is upon us and I feel like it should still be summer! I toyed with the idea of making a resolution...for about five seconds and decided there wasn't any point! Why should it make any difference if I make a resolution now or in three months? there's nothing magical about New Year's Eve....or at least there hasn't been for the past 33 that I have experienced. So for those of you who might be wavering on whether or not to make a resolution, here are some statistics for you to ponder:

* 45% of Americans usually set New Year’s Resolutions; 17% infrequently set resolutions; 38% absolutely never set resolutions.

* Only 8% of people are always successful in achieving their resolutions. 19% achieve their resolutions every other year. 49% have infrequent success. 24% (one in four people) NEVER succeed and have failed on every resolution every year. That means that 3 out of 4 people almost never succeed.

* Of those who do set resolutions (these add to more than 100% because some people set multiple resolutions):
o 34% set resolutions related to money
o 38% set resolutions related to weight
o 47% set resolutions related to self-improvement or education
o 31% set resolutions related to relationships

* It appears that the younger you are, the more likely you are to achieve your resolutions

o 39% of those in their twenties achieve their resolutions every year or every other year

o Less than 15% of those over 50 achieve their resolutions every year or every other year

* The less happy you are, the more likely you are to set New Year’s Resolutions. This is especially true for those who set money-related resolutions: 41% are not happy, 34% are moderately happy, and 25% are happy.



* And here’s the punchline - There is no correlation between happiness and resolution setting/success. People who achieve their resolutions every year are NO happier than those who do not set resolutions or who are unsuccessful in achieving them.

Soooo....what's your New Year's resolution? Maybe to not have one this year? One less thing to worry about!! Happy New Year!!!

Bouquet Toss

The practice of the tossing the bridal bouquet is believed to be an outgrowth of an idea that was popular in the 14th century, particularly in early French tradition. It was considered lucky to get a fragment of the bride's clothing. In those days, the bride was treated poorly. Guests would grab at her wedding dress in order to tear off pieces. Although brides continued to believe that they would not be wearing their wedding gowns again, they objected to its wanton destruction. They looked for an alternative and, instead began the custom of throwing personal articles, such as the garter, to the guests.

I understand that this has been a tradition for a long time HOWEVER not all of us are overjoyed to be involved. Being 33 and still single, I am one of those that avoid this particular tradition at all costs!! At recent weddings of friends, I use this time to capture the moment with my camera so I couldn’t possibly participate! It usually works…. On the weekend after Thanksgiving I was in a wedding for a friend I have known since first grade….my friend Niki. I haven’t seen her much over the last several years because we now live in different states, but when I do see her and Stanley (her new husband), they are always trying to set me up with someone or give me advice on finding someone.

At her reception, she dragged me out to the front of the group of women for the bouquet toss. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she pointed me out to the DJ, so when she turned around and I slipped behind everyone, HE called me back to the front! Then when she went to toss it,

I ducked down to avoid catching it.

However, she had faked tossing it….. Instead she just turned around and threw it to me. My instinctual reaction was to get it away from me, so I brushed it to the side and right into the hands of her nineteen year old niece! Whew!! Catastrophe avoided!! Please remind me of this when I get married and I’m planning my reception….

Driving 101 in Southern California

Just a few guidelines to follow when driving in the southern California area. If you live here, then you should know these already but if you are moving here or just visiting, please pay close attention to these helpful tips.

Rules of the Road:

1. The speed limit should really be viewed as the lowest possible speed you are driving, especially on the freeway. Instead of following the posted numbers (which are just a suggestion anyway), just follow the eighteen year old going 85. You will be much safer.

2. Under NO circumstances should you use your turn signal!! (For those of you unfamiliar with this device, it is located on the left side of your steering column) Whether you are changing lanes on a freeway during rush hour or going 40mph on a city street and abruptly decide to turn into a shopping center, the turn signal is completely pointless. In fact, it may be better for you to leave your turn signal on and keep the drivers behind you guessing when you’ll turn.

3. Feel free to change lanes on the freeway without checking the lane you are moving into…for that matter feel free to jump three lanes! Everyone understands that you were not paying attention and CANNOT miss your exit!

4. We are all experts at multitasking, so if you need to shave, apply make-up, read your morning paper, or talk on your phone while driving to work in the morning, it is no problem! Driving with your knees is perfectly acceptable as long as you are glancing at the road once in awhile.

5. When you come upon an intersection without a left turn signal arrow, you should sit and wait for people to turn left while you wait to turn right. Forget that note in the DMV handbook that people turning right have the right of way!

6. It is generally accepted that the faster you are driving on the freeway, the farther left you should be in the lanes. However, if you are going to be on the freeway for a long distance, then you are definitely justified in staying in the far left lane. This applies regardless of your speed. If you are going 65mph and have people passing you on the right doing 80mph, they may honk as they pass you. Just ignore them – they are most likely suffering from road rage and will take it out on whomever they are talking to on their phone.

7. When you are driving onto the freeway from a city street, do not bother to speed up to the flow of traffic. Take your time and slowly increase your speed from 40mph until you are amidst the freeway traffic. Then maybe you could speed up to 60mph. But only if you are ready!

8. If you spot an accident on the freeway (doesn’t matter which side of the freeway), you MUST slow down or stop and check out what is happening. Depending on how many vehicles are involved and how serious the accident is, you may have to immediately call friends and/or family members to tell them about it! Do not continue driving down the freeway until you have seen as much as you can from your vehicle.

There are many more but I wanted to at least cover some of the basics. So I hope that all of you can now drive like the SoCal drivers….or at least fake it!! Happy driving (or whatever else you may be doing while moving down the road)!!

A Lovely Saturday Afternoon

I had a wonderful Saturday afternoon with my friends Steve and Mariana, so I thought I would share! We went to a Wine & Food pairing event in Del Mar and it was so much fun! It was held in a Hilton hotel and seemed like it was going to be a little more formal than what we expected. The room almost looked like it was set up for a small wedding reception.....with about 4 different wine glasses at each place setting! So we sat at our table and the presentation began on the different wines we would be tasting from the Napa Valley area.

The first was a Napa Sparkling wine (Schramsberg) which was served at the door with brie stuffed mushrooms. It was excellent! The second tasting was a White Meritage wine called St. Supery Virtu - it is 52% Sauvignon Blanc and 48% Semillon. It was very good! Even Mariana liked it and she is normally a strictly red wine drinker! This wine was paired with a red snapper ceviche - SO Good!







Then we moved on to the red wines, starting with a 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon which was served with a mini burger on a small brioche with bleu cheese and carmelized shallots. I wasn't a fan of the wine that much but the burger was very good!

For our next tasting we had a 2005 Meritage St. Supery Elu which was a Bordeaux blend. This was a red wine that I actually did enjoy!! For this wine we were served sliced lamb steak with a reduction made with the same red wine. It did not taste like lamb! It tasted like a very tender steak - very good!

Our last red wine was a 2006 Petite Syrah and was served with an israeli couscous made with vegetables, beets, prosciutto, and goat cheese. I liked this red wine too but the couscous was AMAZING!

We ended the afternoon with a Tawny Port by Fonseco paired with a Dark Chocolate creme brulee - yes, DARK chocolate. Oh my GOD! That was soooo good! We also had the option of tasting a Moscato, which was very tasty! The port and Moscato both went very well with the creme brulee.


On top of all the great wine and fabulous food, we ended up spending the afternoon with a great group of people at our table! Half of our table ended up being employees at the hotel and they were a lot of fun! One woman, Lisa, is in her last month of pregnancy and going in for a C-section this Wednesday! She was just loving the food at first and we (Mariana and I) finally convinced her to taste a couple of the wines - she loved them! So what started out as a two hour wine presentation, ended up being 3.5 hours of great food, wine, and conversation with new friends! Here's one last photo of our table - and here's to new friends! CHEERS!

Wide feet = Fashion Outcast?

This is a gripe post...it's a gripe I've had for a LONG time. I had a recent reminder of it so I felt the need to share. I have wide feet....not FAT feet, the bones in my forefoot make my foot a D width. This sucks....in general it sucks and being a female looking for dress shoes, it REALLY sucks! I've been able to find tennis shoes that fit - thank God for New Balance - but dress shoes are another matter altogether. Many, many, many shoe brands do NOT offer wide widths which means that most shoe stores do NOT carry anything I can wear. This sucks. This is why I have always hated shoe shopping. I can never find something I like AND can actually wear. So through the years I have learned my limited choices.....I can buy shoes at Payless Shoesource, which is great because they offer wide widths for almost every shoe they sell! The only problem is they are not the best quality. I have also found that Nordstrom's sells wide width shoes - yippee!! Now if only I was rich and had LOTS of disposable income, I could afford to spend $150 (minimum) on a pair of shoes. The other option is to go to specialty stores that carry wide widths. Have you ever been to one? They all assume that you are a woman over the age of 60 with cankles and a variety of foot problems. So the shoe selection is limited to nurse looking shoes or very supportive but very ugly "old lady" shoes! Seriously?? I have a wedding I am in next month and so this is what brought the issue to the forefront again. I am a fan of Kohl's for clothes shopping so I thought I'd check out their shoe selection. Hallelujah! They have wide width shoes!! Woohoo!!......oh....actually they do have wide width shoes but they start at size 7. Naturally I wear a size 6.5!! Murphy's law!! Anyone have any other place that I could try????


Signed,
Extremely frustrated!!

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Vintage pictures - Genealogy site

My friend Beth posted this cool celebrity look alike collage that you can do online, so I thought I would play as well!! I definitely don't mind being compared to these ladies....Faith Hill??! Works for me! Thanks for the great time waster Beth!! Love it!

Tag You're It!!

I have been tagged by my friend Beth and the rules for the game are posted above. You have now been invited to join in the game of tag on your blog! It's an interesting way to get to know your friends or at least your blog readers!!

7 Weird/random facts about me:

1. I am an avid reader and have been since my parents read me books at bedtime! I can easily spend half the day reading a great novel, if I had the time. I don't have time for that now BUT I do read every night before I go to bed. In fact, I can't really go to sleep without reading even a couple pages of a book first!

2. Many of my friends know that I love to cook but I love baking more! Ok, so they probably know that too! I definitely need to follow recipes when I cook or bake but I LOVE making substitutions or additions to see how I can improve the dish. I love making different dishes for other people - it's not as much fun when it's just for me!

3. I cannot stand make-up! I think it may have something to do with a boyfriend I had in college. He made the comment that many girls wear a lot of make-up to hide their flaws but if you end up going home with them and see them in the morning without make-up, how scary would their face be?? Also, the base I used to use made me break out and my dermatologist told me to stop wearing it. Ever since then I am just not into make-up. Most days I wear NONE! If I feel the need to dress up, I might put on mascara and eyeliner....maybe eye shadow if I really want to dress up. But that is it!! If I had to put a full "coat" of make-up on now I would feel like my face was suffocating!!

4. I am conflicted about moving out of San Diego. I have been missing four seasons for many years now and have never felt like San Diego is a place I'd want to settle down and have a family. But it seems the longer I am here, the harder it will be to move. I have many great friends here and they will definitely be hard to leave. It's an ongoing conflict....

5. I LOVE watching movies!! I watch the news every morning while getting ready for work and I definitely get my dose of reality through that and my work. Movies (and books) are a great way for me to escape! I am easy to please and enjoy almost every genre except horror. Mainstream action flick - yes! Romance - yes! British comedy - double yes! Disney movie - yes! Drama, comedy, action, independent, etc.....all good! :-)

6. I do not believe in organized religions. Before you get offended, realize that I am not trying to talk you out of your beliefs. I just feel like a lot of people use religion to guide them when they are lost and some people can lose themselves in their religion. This does not apply to everyone. The religious fanatics who are killing in the name of religion scare the hell out of me!! And I've met some people who seem to be just a few steps away from that level.... I do believe in a force that connects all living things on earth.....I'm a strong believer in nature and Mother Earth. I saw a fabulous bumper sticker the other day that I think really articulates my point of view well. It read: "Evolution is fact - God is just a theory" I LOVED IT!! We have plenty of evidence of evolution and yet God is just some story that some men created centuries ago to gain order within society (my opinion).

7. Ok, so this last one may be somewhat political (which I am normally not at all - and it gets a bit more serious than I normally am in my blog) but the upcoming election keeps showing commercials on TV about this and it bugs!! Gay marriage is just fine - leave it alone!! If two men or two women decide they are in love and want to spend their lives together - why do people feel the need to prevent it? Just leave them alone and let them get married!! It's not hurting anyone in any way. These commercials keep talking about how children are having to learn about gay marriages in school. Really?? So now you're afraid to teach your children tolerance? Huh....that is scary to me!

That last one was a doozy!! ;-)

Ok, the tags are supposed to be random but I don't know that many people with blogs!! So you are now tagged!! Christine, Tertia, Laura, Nathan, Debbie, Julie, and Jeanie. I hope you play!!

Economic help....

We are all feeling the hardships imposed by the recent changes in our economy and the news stations are all bringing us information on how we can save money in various ways. I was watching the Today Show this morning and they had a segment talking about trading items instead of purchasing - trading online is becoming much more popular now that people are all having financial troubles. So for those of you who may want to check it out....I have three listed below that seemed the most interesting and useful.

Zwaggle - This site is a national network of parents who have come together to share items they have from their kids. So if you have a car seat that is too small for your child, you can go on this site and post it as available. If someone "purchases" it, you get a certain number of points which you can use to "purchase" something that you need. They have all different categories - clothing, furniture, toys, DVD's, sporting goods, etc. Great site for any parent but especially new parents!!

Swaptree - This site swaps similar items but is not just geared towards kids or parents. With this site you actually list everything you plan to trade and they calculate what you could receive in trade. You mail in your items (almost everything can be mailed for less than $3) and then you get to look through the site and choose what items you now want. Aside from the minimal mailing fee, everything is completely free. It's an outright trade...no bartering or fees for products.

Bookmooch - This one definitely caught my eye!! I am an avid reader and love getting new books but it can get expensive if you keep buying new books. This site also uses points to trade. You just list the books you are willing to trade and wait for interested people to contact you. Then you mail your books to the interested party and use the points to go shopping for books that you are interested in adding to your collection!

Well, I am going to go check out the book site and see what they have available!! I hope you get a chance to try these sites out and I hope they help you!! At the very least you can save yourself some money while we are going through this economic rollercoaster!! Happy shopping!

Leopard Sharks

Snorkeling with the leopard sharks in La Jolla is something I have been wanting to try for awhile but hadn't gotten around to in the past 8 years. So this summer I decided it was time! I had my adventure snorkeling with the leopard sharks awhile ago but it has taken me a long time to get my pictures developed!! Sooooo....I went out with friends in August and we snorkeled with the leopard sharks off La Jolla shores (photo to the left). I wasn't exactly sure what to expect although I knew they were harmless.

Well, apparently the sharks have a season when they are in the San Diego area and we hit the tail end of the season. So when we got out into the water, we really had to search for the sharks!! The conditions weren't ideal....water was a little on the murky side (as you can see from the photos). The sharks are bottom feeders, so we had to stay in an area with water around 10 to 20 feet deep in order to be able to see the sharks. On top of that, the sharks are a little shy....which meant that in order for me to get any pictures, I had to dive down and chase the sharks!! LOL It was too funny! I probably saw a total of 20 sharks during the 2 hours we were out there. It was a great experience but I wish that there had been more to see! So I got kind of bored when I couldn't find anymore sharks and I will leave you with my very awkward self-portrait!!

You Never Know

A young man stabbed to death is just another story in the daily news when you live in a huge city like San Diego. This incident happened on the San Diego State University campus, right next to the gym on campus where I work, which brought the story much closer to home. It was a very surreal scene on Saturday morning when I walked to the gym for work - the street had been blocked by police cars but I had no idea what had happened. As I walked into the gym, I ran into a co-worker who informed me that a stabbing had taken place around 2am and it was fatal. When I walked to the back of the gym where I normally train my clients, I was able to see the crime scene. The police were in the middle of investigating and collecting evidence still - this was now about 7 hours after the stabbing had occurred. The sign for the parking lot is clearly visible from the windows at the back of the gym and it was on the corner of this sign that was covered with blood. The young man who had lost his life was still at the scene (out of sight from the gym) - his body had been covered with a bright yellow tarp. The police were still photographing the scene and collecting as much information before his body was taken away to the morgue.

It was a shocking scene to see and the investigation continued for hours after that. The next day, the sign had been painted so that you could no longer see the blood and the whole area had been cleaned up. As the story came out, we discovered that a group of four young men had left a party on campus around 2am Friday night (Saturday morning) and encountered another group of four young men. An argument broke out between the two groups - apparently the second group of men were attempting to pick a fight. The news has said that the men in the second group had weapons and stabbed all four in the first group...actually we don't even know if it was just one person doing the stabbing or more than one. All four men in the first group were injured with stab wounds but one was fatally stabbed. Luis Watson Dos Santos was a 22 year old student at Mesa College (a local community college) and has been described as someone who would rather joke around with people. He was not one to get into a fight with anyone. I spoke with a girl who knew him and had talked to his friends who had been injured - she said that Luis had run from the men and yelled that he didn't want to fight them. They stabbed him to death.

These pictures are the memorial that local students and friends of Luis have put up in his memory. He was a fun loving kid who was much loved and had many friends. His father has said “It's totally senseless,” said Santos' father in a telephone interview last night. “Somebody was out looking for trouble, and somebody's dead. I don't wish they would get the death penalty. A second tragedy would be waiting to happen if the family of the people who did this have to suffer. There's nothing anybody can do to bring my son back.”

It is definitely a senseless tragedy and he will be missed by many people. It just goes to show that these things do not always happen to others or in someone else's area. They can happen in our own backyard. Keep an eye out for yourself and your loved ones, neighbors, etc. You never know when you can make a difference.

The Size Issue

There is nothing like going to buy a bridesmaid dress to deflate your self-esteem! I am in a wedding in November and the bridesmaid dresses were picked from David's Bridal. I've been putting off getting the dress because I HATE clothes shopping...that and I had to save up for the dress. So I went into the store today....dreading every moment...and the girl asks me for my size. I give her my normal size which she writes down along with a size larger. She explains that their dresses tend to run small....yippee. So I get two dresses, one in each size, and go into the dressing room to try them on. I decide to try the larger one on first, thinking that maybe my recent weight loss will make this dress fit too loosely. Maybe it will give me a little self-esteem boost - you know? HA! Fat chance of that! The damn thing was too tight....well, the girl was able to get the zipper up all the way but then I went to take a deep breath......so much for that! Either I spend all night at the wedding doing shallow breathing and continuously fight off passing out OR get a larger size. So I asked the girl for a size larger (I'm not into the passing out idea) - now we are 2 sizes larger than my "normal" size. This one fits (much to my disappointment) - it would have been nice if it was a bit too big, but no, it fits perfectly. Damn the fashion industry and their sizes!!

What are the Chances?!

I am thinking one in a billion, but you tell me. I was driving home from work today and had my windows all the way down - I do live in San Diego and air conditioning is not often needed. Anyway, I was minding my own business and all of a sudden I felt a stinging/burning sensation on my chin! It felt like a hot ember had been thrown at my face!! So now I'm driving down the road and brushing my hand frantically against my face to get rid of the sensation...then I notice a dead bee on my seat. That's right, a bee!! Apparently the bee ricocheted off my side mirror and went into my truck, hit my face and stung me!! OUCH!! What the hell are the chances of that happening?? Check out the pic! Ok, ok, so maybe it's hard to see here (even though I circled it for you). It's not that bad really - if it had been my friend Christine there would have been a problem - she's allergic to bees!! But I still thought it was pretty random!!

Recession?? Inconceivable!

Like most of the US population, I have also been feeling the effects of the economy's downturn but last weekend I had a chance to take a mini vacation from the economic woes....someone I knew had free tickets to the Yacht Fest in San Diego!! Normally it costs about $30 per person to get in, so if it wasn't for the free tickets I would not have gone to this decadent display. Apparently this event allows people to display yachts that are for sale and/or available for charter. Well, who wouldn't want to check those out?! This picture was taken at the beginning of our tour...they had a red carpet tacked down on the boardwalk throughout the entire area along with fake Greek statues, silk plants/flowers, and fountains!! No paparazzi though.....very disappointing.

This was held in San Diego, so of course you have the "normal" natives strolling around in casual wear and flip flops (like me). But then, we are also at the Yacht Fest, so there are more people strolling around dressed up - women in their high heels (because that's what you wear when climbing the steep stairs in yachts and walking around the boardwalk) and men wearing their yacht club polo shits and linen pants. The smell of money was definitely in the air....competing with the sea salt scent. No scent of economic depression here!!

My friend Dawn and I checked out a couple of the smaller yachts first - only 50-60 feet long. These were mainly available to charter for fishing expeditions. We had our eye on the bigger yachts - especially the one that won the Best in Show award. So off to the Piano Bar we went...

This was definitely my type of yacht!! Amanda was our fantastic tour guide...and one of the deckhands on the crew for the Piano Bar. She started our tour on the top deck pointing out the inviting jacuzzi. There is a full service bar just 4 feet away from the jacuzzi - it is WAY too far to go down a flight of stairs to the bar inside - and of course the spectacular view you can see from being on the top of the yacht.

Amanda then took us downstairs to check out the entertaining areas. Of course we had to check out the full service bar here as well....very nice! The yacht was not named the Piano Bar without reason!! Not only is it well equipped to entertain a large crowd with two full service bars, but there is in fact a full size piano as well!! It's an all digital player piano that include s a CD player. Dawn and I had to stop for this great photo opportunity!! The doors to the left of the piano in the photo lead to the upper deck of the yacht. This yacht comes with plenty of toys for anyone who has a more adventurous side. As you can see in this next photo, there are jet skis (4 total), an 18' powerboat (under the tarp), and deck chairs. Also available but not shown in the photo are water skis, wake boards, a 22' powerboat (sometimes 18' just isn't enough), and gear for snorkeling.

Of course the yacht had a lovely dining table inside for formal meals. There was also a dining table on the lower deck that would be used for less formal dining. Dawn and I continued our tour down another deck and were shown the kitchen (galley in nautical terms). The kitchen on this yacht was twice as big as my kitchen at home.....just a little reminder that I was a tad out of my league here. But it was VERY nice to drool over it!! This is Dawn and our tour guide, Amanda, posing to give you an idea of the size of the kitchen. It wraps around behind Amanda where there is more storage, a full size industrial refrigerator and freezer, along with a huge pantry! Apparently a chef is part of the crew - how could there not be one? - and this is his domain! Amanda spoke very highly of his culinary skills.

The living room area....lounging area...family room, whatever you want to call it, was very nice! Not too stuffy looking, but huge!! Check it out...I had to take two pictures to get the full width of this room - it just wouldn't fit in one photo! So on either side here, you can see the two halves of the living room area.....not too shabby!!

This yacht came with six cabins, plus quarters for the five crew members, and I think I counted about six bathrooms as well. I asked what the sale price was...a mere $14.5 million! Pocket change!! And if you wanted to charter the boat, it would only cost you $140,000 per week (plus expenses and 10-15% gratuity for the crew, of course). And I left my checkbook at home! How foolish of me!!

The rest of the yachts looked just as decadent from the outside but hadn't won the award for Best in Show. We were going to tour some of the other large yachts but they want a salesperson to escort you on each one. Charging $30 at the door apparently isn't enough screening for them - they really want to make sure you are interested in at least chartering a yacht before showing you one. Another reminder that we were out of our league was when we were walking along the boardwalk and I said hello to one of the salespeople who was standing on the deck of a nearby yacht - she looked at us as if we were something she stepped in!! WOW! That kind of brought our illusion to a shattered end and we began our trek back to our vehicle. It was an amusing adventure though - the luxuries we saw were unbelievable - we even saw one yacht that had a helipad! So....did someone say recession? Pshaw!! Not here!!

Old Age

No, this is not about myself! Actually it's about my aunt's cat Leroy. Normally I am not a cat person, but Leroy is an exception! When he was younger, he looked like a mini panther. All black, all muscle and definitely a hunter. Leroy has enjoyed a long life and is currently 18 (or 19 - my aunt isn't sure). He now enjoys about 18 hours of sleep a day, getting up only to eat, use the litter box, and change sleep positions. Whether Leroy is 18 or 19, that is pretty old for a cat!! He has some health issues but is relatively healthy considering his age. What I find odd is that my aunt is still rationing his daily treats. He loves his treats (who doesn't?) and often tries to "talk" her into giving him treats without eating his regular food. She insists that he eats his regular food before getting any treats. ......are you kidding me? Leroy is probably the equivalent of a ninety year old at least - does it really matter if he gets extra treats?? I would imagine that if I reach that age, I am NOT going to be rationing my chocolate intake!! If I wanted to have chocolate cake for breakfast, brownies for lunch and then chocolate ice cream for dinner, I would!! It might kill me but I'd die happy!!

Random Funny

I should probably preface this blog by telling you that I am easily amused. I find that it makes everyday life much more bearable and less monotonous. It also tends to help me deal with people better, which comes in handy at work!!

Anyway, going about normal everyday life I had to change the toilet paper roll this morning. Did you know that there are toilet paper rolls that are TOO BIG to fit in a standard toilet paper roll holder??? I didn't know this!! I managed to squeeze the Charmin (YES I did!) into the holder but now I have to wrestle with the damn thing to actually get any toilet paper off the roll!! Go Charmin!! I got my money's worth I guess! LOL

Team USA!

I would not consider myself a sports fan - I don't sit at home and watch football or baseball on TV, but I LOVE the Olympics! The athletes are amazing in what they can accomplish and I love all the support they receive during the competitions from the crowds. I just have to say that I am so proud of our gymnastics team - especially the men coming out of nowhere and achieving the bronze! I am definitely more in tuned with the swimming though....being a former competitive swimmer, it is a love of mine. I just cannot get over the race times these swimmers are achieving!! Incredible! Michael Phelps is definitely standing out and I am looking forward to seeing him in the next couple of races.

I am enjoying the competition we are up against from other countries and for the most part, everyone has displayed good sportsmanship (or sportswomanship which should be a word!) so far. I am really looking forward to the rest of the events and I hope you are also enjoying the amazing display of athleticism! Go team USA!