I heart...

American Idol... such a silly little addiction, I know, but I'm hooked.

Running... until I'm sweaty and can barely breathe. I don't know how this came about. I've always hated running. But I hope I can keep up with it. All the experienced runners I've talked to say that running is addictive.

A good veggie burger... I think the best I've ever had is at La Baguette. It has a veggie patty, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, sprouts, cheese, and a sundried tomato paste. It is divine.

Oranges... my favorite summertime fruit. Yummy!

Watching my 115 pound dog fight teeny tiny bugs... it's one thing that makes me laugh out loud. Until he kills it, and rolls over on it.

Facebook... I'm an addict. I try not to be, but it's so easy to get sucked in.

Well, there ya have it. In case you were wondering.

Things I'm looking forward to this summer...

I love summertime! I love sunshine! There are a couple of fun things I'm excited about, including...

1. The Norman Music Festival! I couldn't make it last year, because I was moving in with Clint at that time, and he wouldn't let me out of it! It's all good though, because a year later, and he hasn't kicked me out yet! So yeah, I'm pumped about a day of live music, festival food, meeting up with friends, drinking a couple beers, and hopefully good weather.

2. The Lion King - My stepdad's mom got the entire family tickets for Christmas. I haven't been to a musical in quite some time, and I think this will be a good one.

3. Roadtrip - As I mentioned in my last blog, I'm going to take a weekend to visit a friend of mine who lives right outside Denver. As much as I love summer, it will be nice to escape the high OK temps, and see some new scenery. If anyone is familiar with Denver, let me know any cool places I need to hit while I'm there.

4. Nights on the patio - As you know, we moved in our house in October, so we didn't get much warm weather after we moved in. So I'm looking forward to some new patio furniture, and chilling on the back porch with a beer. Anyone who wants to come over and join me, bring it!

5. Tori Amos CD release - Her tenth studio album, Abnormally Attracted To Sin, will be released May 19th, and she is going to be touring in the US!! She'll be in Dallas and Austin, so I will definitely be seeing her for an eighth time, maybe a ninth!! Whoop whoop!! If you know me well at all, then you know this will make my whole summer!!!


Anyone else have any big summer plans? Vacations? I wanna know all about it!

I've been feeling a little low...

which is why I haven't blogged in a few days. It's been a crazy couple of days, but I've been trying to keep my head up and think about all the things that really matter to me. On Friday, I drove to Chickasha and attended the funeral of a guy I went to junior high and high school with. I hate funerals anyway, but to see someone's life cut so short, leaving a new wife and children behind, was especially difficult. It's always so strange to attend the funeral of someone your own age. It was great to see so many of my old classmates, some I've known since elementary school, but it was so unfortunate that it was under those circumstances. Of course, saying goodbye to someone you know, especially someone close to your age, makes you question so many things. Everyone is different, but for me, I always think about what I've done with my life, and how I've treated people in my life, whether it be a general aquaintance or a close friend. I think about how I'm living my life, and if I'm doing things that really make me happy. I guess what I'm getting at is this... life is too short to be miserable and boring, and life is too short to sit around the house and watch TV all day long. Or sit on my computer all day long. We need to remember the simple things that make us happy. I've started running. Not that I can run a long time, but I'm really liking the way I feel after I do it. I'm planning a little weekend trip to Denver this summer to see one of my best friends. I've never been to Denver, so I'm looking forward to a new experience, and of course, girl time with my bestie! I'm taking a bubble bath tonight. I went to the movies by myself today. It's the little things!

Another thing that got me down was talking to my mom yesterday. She asked if I had talked to my grandma lately (which I hadn't), and told me her kidneys are beginning to fail. She said they wouldn't do a transplant on someone that age, so the only options were really complete kidney failure or dialysis. I called my grandma today and talked to her for almost an hour. We talked for half an hour before she even said anything about her kidneys. She acted like it was no big deal. I guess she's going to her doctor tomorrow for another test, so we'll see. I think he's going to refer her to a specialist in OKC. What's frustrating is that my granny should've had surgery on her eyes months and months ago, but she just kept putting it off. Now this. Up until a few years ago, she was still mowing her yard every summer and working out in the garden. It's starting to show that she's a little old lady, and that's really hard for me to watch. At the same time, I know the aging process is inevitable, so I just have to deal with it.

OKAY, I'm not going to let my entire blog be a downer. I haven't responded to any of my blog comments in awhile, so let's see if I can get caught up!

Kathy - I'm LOVING Big Love. I'm maybe halfway through the first season, but I've already put seasons 2 and 3 in my queue. I'm a HUGE fan of Weeds! I actaully own the first three seasons, but since we don't have Showtime, I have to wait for the fourth season to come out on DVD, so I can get caught up.

Amanda - If you ever make it back to OK, we're totally going out for White Russians. Or you can just come over and I'll make them. I'm a great bartender.

Brandi - I'm so thankful I got to meet you, too! It's funny you had to ask my name, I just assumed you knew! I never thought about my name not being anywhere on my blogger profile =). I don't think I had many classes with Kenyon, so I really never knew him that well. Hopefully next time, it will be under much happier circumstances. You guys would love Netflix! Movies delivered right to your door! We have DVR now, but I went a couple years without it, so I use Netflix to get caught up on old TV series I've missed out on. Especially the ones on HBO and Showtime. And the occasional movie, as well.

I am so thankful...

that I live right across the highway from the liquor store. So if I decide at 8:50 pm that I could really use a glass of wine... problem solved. Sometimes a girl just needs a glass of red wine. Period.

And what is the big deal about Kenny Chesney? I don't get it. He's on Oprah and these chicks are going crazy. Ugh. I'm only watching because I'm waiting for Carrie Underwood. Love her.

Adam Lambert is the most amazing American Idol contestent EVER. Check out Itunes or YouTube for a little listen. You won't be disappointed. I'm American Idol crazy!

I can't stop listening to the new(est) Kings of Leon CD. And Santogold. And the Ting Tings. Which sounds super random considering what I just said about Carrie Underwood and American Idol.

I've ran on my treadmill the last two mornings. Go me! It won't happen tomorrow morning, but that's OK. I've been eating really well since I did the cleanse thing. Minus the cream cheese danish I had for breakfast... BUT, I did split it with someone! Which would have never happened a few weeks ago!

I just started watching Big Love tonight. I've heard it's a good show, and since we've got Netflix now, I thought I'd give it a try. The only thing that frustrates me is that the first season is five discs long. I got the first disc tonight, and there were only two episodes on it. I hope the rest of the discs have more episodes. Otherwise, it's going to take way too long to get through such a short show.

Crisis averted. And puppies make me happy.

Apparently the American Idol thing pissed a lot of people off, so I didn't have a hard time finding video of Adam's performance last night. And what a performance it was. That guy is amazing. Seriously. Sad to see Scott go tonight, but happy that Matt wasn't even in the bottome three. I wasn't suprised to see him leave. He's got a great voice, but not a very versatile guy.

I went over to my friend Heidi's house tonight, so I could play with PUPPIES! She had lab puppies six weeks ago, and had a little play time party for peeps and pups. I have a biological clock and it's not ticking for babies. I want a puppy. But I know my Hayden dog wouldn't like it. Clyde wouldn't like it. The boyfriend wouldn't like it. In fact, the boy told Hayden dog I was already making plans to trade him in for a newer model! Not true! I wouldn't trade my Hayden dog for any other dog in the world. He's big. He's fat. He's got stinky breath. He rolls around in the grass. He digs little holes in the backyard. He's all over people when they walk through the front door. He's terrible on a leash. He has to be muzzled at the vet, because he knows what the lady in the white coat does to him. So sure, he's got a few faults, but he's so darn handsome, and he loves us unconditionally. How can you not love this face?


That doesn't mean I can't go love on some sweet little seven pound puppies! I'll post a few of my favorite puppy pics when I transfer them over to my computer. I'm now going to watch the latest mail from Netflix.

Oh - and this is super random, but I haven't had a white Russian in a LONG time, and that sounds YUMMY right now.

I'm pissed!

I DVR'd American Idol tonight, as I do every Tuesday night. It was set for the whole hour, but since the show ran over , I missed the last performance, which was my boy, Adam Lambert! And since most of the show was LAME tonight, I was hoping for a stellar performance from him. I can't believe it's down to the final eight, and everyone pretty much sucked. I was happy to see Matt "work it out", as Randy would say. I want him to stick around. I'm so mad at my stupid show. And the DVR. I just needed 2 more minutes...

Not much to say.

But I did just realize it's been a week since I've blogged. What's new in my world?

I had a pretty low key weekend, which was nice. I got to catch up on a few movies I've been wanting to see for a while. The boyfriend surprised me the other day when Marley & Me came in the mail. I read the book years ago, but the movie still made me cry at the end. Then the boyfriend was angry I made him watch it, because he said it was depressing and he was going to have nightmares of Hayden dog dying. If that doesn't prove how much he loves my dog, I don't know what does. Then I made him watch Twilight, which he also bought for me. Which leads me to realize I probably owe him some movie watching time involving sci-fi, fantasy, or horror movies. Without complaining. These next two I watched alone, as the boyfriend flat out refused to watch any more of my movies. I saw Slumdog Millionaire, finally, and it was awesome. Then I watched Seven Pounds, which I actually really liked, even though it started out slow, and I felt a little confused at the beginning. By the end, though... wow! What a powerful movie. Loved it. Rent it. And keep Kleenex by your side.

Today I worked on my website. I totally changed it up. It wasn't eye catching before, so I jazzed it up a bit. Now it's cute! Then I met my mom for lunch, and we went and got facials. It was so nice to lay down for an hour and have someone else give me a facial. It looks like we're going to make a monthly habit of this! My mom has been going to the same esthetician for many, many years, so it's funny when people are shocked that my mom doesn't come to me for her facials. But I'd rather go with my mom, and get a facial instead!

I spent the weekend doing a detox/cleanse thing. It was supposed to be a three day liquid cleanse, but I only did two and a half days. I forgot I made the lunch plans when I planned this whole thing out. So, for two days I prepped for the detox, meaning I cut out all dairy, refined sugar and flour, caffeine, and alcohol. If I was a meat eater, I would've needed to give that up, too. Then for the next three days - two and a half in my case! - I drank a mixture of fresh lemon juice, pure maple syrup, and distilled water. It tasted like lemonade and was really pretty yummy. The very first day - prep day 1 - I was really wanting my coffee. The smell of coffee in the house is so divine. I love that smell. Then I had a headache most of the day. Caffeine and sugar are two major food groups in my life so the first few days without was bad. The lemonade days really weren't as bad as I anticipated. I was never really hungry, but I had cravings like crazy. And going back to solid food today, I was very reasonable about what I ate. Next time, I'm doing the full three days. I feel great! And I fit into my new Abercrombie PJ pants I got when trading in Clint's PJ pants from his family. They shrunk a little after the first wash, and they weren't super loose to begin with. Abercrombie does not cater to the chubby girl. They don't even cater to the normal girl. Apparently, they only cater to anorexic 12 year olds, and coked out models who are over 5 foot 10. Not a good store for my self esteem. I digress. Sorry. But yeah, I fit into my skinny PJ pants. When I fit in my skinny jeans, I'm throwing a party for all my Blogger friends. You'll all be invited.