Clouds

My boyfriend is getting a post-baccalaureate degree in meteorology. That means whenever there is a storm, he freaks out and runs down the street with camera in tow. Well, maybe not always, but he does like to get shots of clouds.

I make fun of him for this... and now I am turning into him.

I caught this cloud outside of a Walgreens last week. Aaron says it looks like the backside of the anvil (or anvils) of a big line or complex of thunderstorms. I say it looks like a title wave of Twix yogurt. You decide.

Possibly the #1 Reason I Live in Dallas

It's January 3rd, 80ºF, I own a convertible, and I'm off to the parents' to grill steaks. I'm lovin' on 2009 right now.

3-Day Honor Roll

Being that it is the eve eve of the Dallas/Fort Worth Breast Cancer 3-Day, I would like to use this post to thank every last one of my GENEROUS donors. But first, as if I were taking home a VMA, I'd like to thank God. Without Him none of this would have been possible, including the outrageous forecast. Really? 77ºF and not a cloud in the sky this weekend? Scoreboard!

44 friends/family members donated a total of $2,247 towards my 3-Day Walk fund. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

ROLL CALL:
Becca B.
Lacy B.
Niraj B.
The Bravos
Tiffany B.
The Bushwars
Carrie C.
The Chapmans
Wendy C.
Holly D.
The Duncans
The Ellises
Kristin F.

Katie G.

Tara G.
The Grummers
Heather H.
Abby H.
The Hlads
The Holleys
The Hollises
The Johnses
The Kings
The Madisons

Sean M.
Sarah M.
Jon M.
Amy M.
The Morrises
Kate N.
The Pareckis
Rachel P.
Roxana P.
John Q.
Angela Q.
Danielle R.
The Reaveses
Rachel R.
The Rosars
Paige S.
The Stouffs
Elisa T.
Jim T.
Laura T.

If you have not donated there is still time. Please consider giving to Kim Caraway, my tentmate and partner in crime, who has not yet made her goal. Click HERE to donate to Kim.

Again, thank you!

Insert catchy cliché blog title here.

Gustav has been teasing us North Texans with rain for a few days now. Rain already. Nobody likes a tease.

Well, yes, it's true. I bit the bullet and began a blog. And it seems my natural alliterative skills are ridiculous.

See, here I am this morning around 6am and I c a n n o t sleep. It happens from time to time- I have all these thoughts and ideas and memories flooding my brain and it will not just shut up so I can shut down. But that's almost always at night, and that's what melatonin is for. This morning... man... this morning I just could not sleep. Not even with two glasses of peach tea. (Caffeine?)

Right, so I decided, "Fine" and made my way to the computer and iTunes. And then of course to Blogger and the excitement (beating) of setting this thing up. But I have, and here 'tis.

I have no grand notions. I guess I just need yet another outlet. Because myspace, facebook, gchat, jld, training, and alcohol aren't enough?

I always thought that one day I would have a blog. You know, that day when I am happily married with 2.5 children and a dog? Picket fence? SUV? Suburbia? Funny... I have none of those things. What I do have is a few stories and ample memories for anyone who will listen, even if that only leaves me.

So here's to you, Blogger. A friend of mine plays on another site and he seems to be having fun. We shall see.