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Friday, January 30, 2009

Competition Season is here!

Here is my crazy calendar for the next few months. Competitions Everywhere! Ryley is on the FPSPA Cheerleading Squad and they have competitions through February and my Winterguard has competitions through March. So we are going to totally be busy. I can't wait!

January 31
Knoxville Cheer Competition

Feb 7 2009
Oak Grove Winterguard Competition
Feb 8 2009
Birmingham Cheer Competition

Feb 20 2009
Orange Beach Cheer Competition Feb. 20-21

Feb 28 2009
Independence Winterguard Competition

Mar 7 2009
Berry College 1/2 Marathon (Yes, because my life is not busy enough, I am training for a 13.1.

Mar 14 2009
Hoover Winterguard Competition

Mar 21 2009
Can you say TWILIGHT! (I just had to add this in. I can not wait for it to come out on DVD)

Mar 26 2009
Skyline Retreat! (Totally bummed I will not get to stay for the entire retreat! I would love to sit and scrapbook! But I do plan on getting all packed for my Nasville trip and heading up to do some cropping an see some friends)

Mar 27-28
Winterguard Competition in Nashville 27th-28th

Apr 30-May 3
NYC Band Trip! (I hesitated on going to on the trip because of life being so hectic, but what the hay, I am going and it will be great. I have never been and I want to see it. No kids, no hubby,! Can't wait!

I am tired just looking at it all! But very happy!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Survey- Thanks Misti

Welcome to the 2009 edition of getting to know your Friends.
1. What time did you get up this morning?
5:45

2. Diamonds or pearls?
dont really care.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Twilight

4. What is your favorite TV show
never watch tv

5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
Cereal, eggs, toast

6. What is your middle name?
Anne

7. What food do you dislike?
onions

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
buckcherry

9. What kind of car do you drive?
Xterra

10. Favorite sandwich?
french dip

11. What characteristic do you despise?
one up people. People that always have something better. Either that or self promoters!

12. Favorite item of clothing?
nike running shorts



13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
The beach

14. Favorite brand of clothing?
who cares, whatever fits!

15. Where would you retire
The beach


What happened to # 16???????

17. Favorite sport to watch?
Baseball!!!

18. Furthest place you are sending this?
AZ

19. Person you expect to send it back first?
who ever

20. When is your birthday?
Aug. 25

21. Are you a morning person or a night person?
night

22. What is your shoe size
9

23. Pets?
dog ,cat

24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
nope

25. What did you want to be when you were little?
a dancer

26. How are you today?
good, how are you?

27. What is your favorite candy?
all candy is my favorite

28. What is your favorite flower?
daisy's

29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
March 7th- 1/2 marathon

30. What is your favorite pastime?
running

31. What are you listening to right now?
nothing

32. What was the last thing you ate?
chex mix

33. Do you wish on stars?
Sure... Sometimes

34. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
red

35. How is the weather right now?
cloudy, but stopped raining




36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today?
beth

37. Favorite soft drink?
diet mountain dew

38. Favorite restaurant?
macaroni grill

39. Real hair color?
Dark blonde

40. What was your favorite toy as a child?
my little pony

41. Summer or winter?
Summer

42. Hugs or kisses?
kisses

43. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Chocolate

44. Coffee or tea?
coffee

45. Do you want your friends to email you back?


46. When was the last time you cried?
I can not remember

47. What is under your bed?
A basket of books, a old quilt and a box of purses

48. What did you do last night?
passes out on the couch watching Moonlight

49. What are you afraid of?
horror movies

50. Salty or sweet?
Both,

51. How many keys on your key ring?
3

52. How many months at your current job?
9

53. Favorite day of the week?
Saturdays

54. How many towns have you lived in?
Huntsville, Decatur, Phoenix, Chandler, Prescott, Fort Payne, Troy, Brandon, Mentone, Queen Creek

55. Do you make friends easily?
yes

56. How many people will you send this to?


57. How many will respond?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Bry-ology

*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​FOOD-​OLOGY​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​

What is your salad​ dress​ing of choic​e?​
Ranch.....of course! I really need to get off this stuff!

What is your favor​ite sit-​down resta​urant​?​
If I can remember that last time I went out! Macoroni Grill definetly tops the list!

What food could​ you eat for 2 weeks​ strai​ght and not get sick of it?
Pasta

What are your pizza​ toppi​ngs of choic​e?​
Meatlovers

What do you like to put on your toast​?​
smart choice butter

*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​TECHN​OLOGY​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​

How many telev​ision​ are in your house​?​
2

What color​ cell phone​ do you have?​
Purple

*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​BIOLO​GY*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​

Are you right​-​hande​d or left-​hande​d?​
Right

Have you ever had anything taken out of your body?
Why does this question make me laugh?


What is the last heavy​ item you lifted?​
hmm, probably some gym equipment at the studio

Have you ever been uncon​sciou​s?​
Actually yes, getting married apparently was too much for me! LOL, Bam! I hit the sidewalk! So glad there were no witnesses for that day!

*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​BULLC​RAPOL​OGY*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​

If it were possible,​ would​ you want to know the day you were going​ to die?
No

If you could​ chang​e your name,​ what would​ you chang​e it to
I actually like my name

Would​ you drink​ an entir​e bottl​e of hot sauce​ for $​1000?​
Its sad, but probably


*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​DUMBO​LOGY*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​

How many pairs​ of flip flops​ do you own?
5-6 pairs

Last time you had a run-​in with the cops?​
not to long ago. Loser


Last perso​n you talke​d to:?
hmm

Last perso​n you hugge​d?​
my kids

*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​FAVOR​ITOLO​GY*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​
Season?
I love Fall, but Summer is great too!

Holiday?
Leap Day , LOL

Day of the week?​
Saturday


Month​?​
August

*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​CURRE​NTOLO​GY*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​
Missi​ng someo​ne?​
yes

Mood?​
tired and goofy

What are you liste​ning to?
My playlist on blog

Watch​ing?​
Nothing

Worry​ing about​?​
drama



*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​RANDO​MOLOG​Y*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​*​

First​ place​ you went this morni​ng?​
To Rye's school

What'​s the last movie​ you saw?
at the movies? Twilight

Do you smile Often?
all the time!

QUEST​IONS

1)Do you alway​s answe​r your phone​?
Depends on who is calling


2) It's four in the morni​ng and you get a text messa​ge,​ who is it?
Really, it could be anyone! Especially if I have been out that night. My friends and I text constantly

3) If you could​ chang​e your eye color​ what would​ it be?
Ice blue, like my sis and dad

4) What flavo​r do you add to your drink​ at Sonic​?​
I don't


5) Do you own a digit​al camer​a?​
Yes

6)​Have you ever had a pet fish?
sure


7) Favor​ite Chris​tmas song?​
Have yourself a merry little Christmas

8) What'​s on your wish list for your birth​day?​
Hmm.........good things


9) Can you do push ups?
Sure, how many?



10) Can you do a chin up?
not 1



11) Does the futur​e make you more nervo​us or excit​ed?​
Excited



12) Do you have any saved​ texts​?​
nope


13) Ever been in a car wreck​?​
A couple.



14) Do you have an accen​t?​
Probably, but not like everyone around here. I have moved to much!

15) What is the last song to make you cry?
Really, I just don't get carried away like that

16) Plans​ tonig​ht?​
Sit here , relax , talk on the phone, listen to music. Who know



17) Have you ever felt like you hit rock botto​m.


Yes, but the view is really good , helps to clear your head. And the only way to go is up!



18) Name 3 thing​s you bough​t yeste​rday.

Absolutely nothing


19) Have you ever been given roses?
sure, but I don't really care to be given flowers. Makes me uncomfortable


20) Curre​nt worry​?​
hmm,drama


21) Curre​nt hate right​ now?
Boundaries


22) Met someo​ne who chang​ed your life?​
Several.



23) How did you bring​ in the New Year?​
In a fire works stand

24) What song repre​sents​ you? Sexy can I? Haha! LOL , I told you I was goofy


25) Name three​ peopl​e who might​ compl​ete this?​
dont know

26.

What were you doing at 12 last night?
sleeping



27) What was the first​ thing​ you thoug​ht of when you woke up?
Coffee

Random Ramblings

I am bored. So here I sit, rambling. The kids are asleep, DH is at work, the fire is roaring, and Steven Tyler is singing to me. Love it. I am pretty content right now. Yeah there is all kinds of drama that I refuse to speak of but I am pretty content. Happy even. A little sore. 1/2 marathon training completely floods my thoughts and I wake up daily to check the torture schedule. I call it torture, but you know I love it. Can't get enough. I do look forward to those cross train days though. I had one today, but I pushed to hard and then got on the treadmill to log a few extra. Should have never done that. Ended up needing tylenol and a nap afterward! So thats what I did today. Worked out , napped, then went to my dance classes. They went well today. I introduced the kiddos to their recital music. I feel a little overwhelmed right now. Trying to think about choregraphing 10 dances is crazy, not to mention I still have to finish the Winterguard routine. Our first competition is SAturday and I am so excited! They will put on their show as is. We don't even have costumes in yet. We did do hair and make up Monday. Looks like I will be french braiding a ton of hair in the next few weeks. But they will be beautiful! I love these girls! I never thought that working with teens would be my thing but apparently it is! Of course my studio work is very rewarding as well. I love teaching the kids new things and watching them grow as a performer. Thats what it is all about. Doing something you love. I have that finally. Now to figure the rest of life out!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Answers to questions I know you all have been dying to know

Got this little questionaire from Miss Kye in an email! Love you girl!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?


Some book with a character named Brionne

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
been awhile

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
its pretty messy

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
Italian

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
1 girl, 1 boy

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
of course

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
never ;)

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS ?
yes

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
yes

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
fruity pebbles

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
rarely

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
yes

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
chocolate

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
age(don't judge me), laugh, smile

15. RED OR PINK?
pink

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I never give myself a break!

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST
my memaw and pop

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?


19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
black yoga pants

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
red beans and rice

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The hum of the computer

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
red

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
the ocean, the desert after it rains

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Mom

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS?
I love Kye!!!

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Cubs Baseball baby!

27. HAIR COLOR?
blonde ish

28. EYE COLOR?
teal, kinda blue, Kinda green

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
nope

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Any kind of pasta!

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
happy endings,

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Twilight

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
grey

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
kisses

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Cake, Birthday Cake!

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Blood Noir

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
It is plain black

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T..V. LAST NIGHT?
I did not watch tv

42. FAVORITE SOUND?
The ocean

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles (that was really hard!)

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Italy

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I got talents you don't even know about!

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Huntsville, AL

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?

WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?
8:19pm

Because the outfit is not complete without....



Boots! Because the Libby Lu black leapard blinging tutu is not enough, we need the uggs! I just love this girl!

Monday, January 12, 2009

A day in the life...my life

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I was trying hard to keep up with the 12 of 12 challenge today. I forgot to take pictures. I was so crazy busy! Which was good for the challenge. I was also sick. A mean chest cold, and I am heading to bed very soon. Not before I post this. I never said I would scrapbook them, yet, but with a little help from Piccasa I can get the challenge finished and have something pretty cool to look back on. So here it is. From left to right, top to bottom , you follow. And no the pics are not in order, I was not that organized! So my story will be chopped up. Still , you follow.

I woke up today not feeling good but new I could not afford a lounge day. I took Ryley to school, came home, showered, got K dressed and headed to.....
(picture #1) The Board of Education, to get fingerprinted for becoming a Substitute teacher. Had my packet all ready! I totally procrastinated on this and then the holidays happened. So here I was today finally getting it done. Have you ever done this? Its god awful stuff to have to get off your skin. Yuck. I felt like I stayed at the sink a half an hour scrubbing. Oh well, its done. Now I can move on , get my packet, and start excepting teaching jobs. But I swear I am only taking the high school ones. Well we will see.

Monday Winterguard practice. I feel as though we are making progress. We had lots to talk about today. Our first competition is Jan. 24th. Totally excited, but we are calling for extra practices.

Conversation Hearts. Need I say more?
Actually I guess I can. I bought these to give to my winterguard. K passed them out. Really I just wanted them for myself. I think I overdosed on them though. I am going into a sugar coma.

Doctors excuse for Ryley. R had some screaming ear pain last night so I got him an appointment. DH came home early from work(thank goodness) and took him so I would not be late for practice. K and I went to walmart for a few things and Hibbitts for Ryley a cheerleading outfit. Yes , my son is a cheerleader. Yes he is really good, thank you very much.

Mac....simply being Mac

R and K curled up...falling asleep to a movie

Yeah, the good news is my treadmill came in. The bad news is Chris had to put it together tonight! Well, he is going out of town for two weeks. I will need it! I did not get my run in today. Showed up at the gym without my running shoes, so I had to cross train. It was too cold for me tonight and oh yeah, I am sick! But the treadmill will get broken in tommorrow. If the pictures don't fall off the walls. I should have thought about this better, since it does not fit in the building out back!

K, not going to sleep but walking around the house. She found her puppy she got at McDonalds today. I got a happy meal on the run because it got to be 2pm and I realized I had not fixed lunch. Whoops!

My training schedule shot for the day , not only because of the shoe incident but the cold! Back at it tommorrow.

My calendar. Way too full for the rest of the month, especially with DH leaving for two weeks to California.

Body Glitter for my girls on Winterguard, and fancy shower gel for me. Its the little things.

Just me, totally not feeling good, but still very productive today. It was also a ladybug hair day. Thats because I can't stand to dry my hair when I am sick.

All right! I am done. Goodnight!

Monday, January 05, 2009

I came across this

I came across this quote today. I am glad that I have the mindset to right things down. I was tearing up my old day planner and keeping the things I wanted to remember when I found my page of quotes. I may have put it here before but it is worth repeating.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”- Mark Twain

Thursday, January 01, 2009

Getting back to it.






I am so glad it is Monday, I am so ready to be back into the swing of things! Well the kids do not start school until tommorrow. But DH went back to work, dance classes start back. I started a new running schedule. We are training for a 1/2 marathon in March. I am cutting it close. ONly have 9 weeks. Which is fine. I will run my booty off until then, do the best I can and have a great time doing it. There is another one in April but I will be out of town in NYC! So excited about that trip. The kids are spending the day with Nannie and I have already got my run out of the way, and am just relaxing. Catching up on things around here. Here are some pics from the weekend. The first one is of me and Misti going to Archies and seeing Fly by Radio. Great night. I danced so much I am still sore. Awesome show. Got to love some 90's cover!



The other pic is from the really cool fog covering the mountain today.















What you do on New Year's Day you will do all year!


Okay well other than packing up the fireworks stand in the cold wind, my main goal today was to trail run. I definetly needed my two running buddies with me. I was not sure how it was all going to work out because of babysitters but by 2 it did. We headed up there, in layers, and started off. It was awesome. They loved it. I think I could get them hooked. We ran/walked for two hours up there. Dodged briars(okay one got me), peed in the woods, jumped over mud and water, and almost got run over by some bikes. Good times. I forgot how much I loved it. Its been months. Too Long! But we definetly vowed to get off the roads some and do more of it! Here is my pic for the day. I am not mentioning any resolutions you know. So I will not mention the need to post a pic a day. We will see how long it lasts!

Rocking the Fireworks stand on New Years Eve!


So we had this fundraiser for the Winterguard. A TNT Fireworks stand. I really thought it was a crazy idea when we were unloading the truck and unpacking the boxes then pricing everything, yada, yada, yada. Whats even more crazy is how cold it was to be there until 11:30 last night! OMG , it took hours for me to thaw! But we had fun! Not exactly how I thought I would spend the Eve, but it turned out better than expected. The best news is that each kid will probably go home with 50$. And we have 21 kids on our team! That is truly a blessing for many of these kids!