Monday, April 28, 2008

Overprotective parents or hippies



Someone I know went to his niece’s birthday party and he was telling me about it. The child is 2 years old and the parents did not allow the child to have candy on her own birthday.

The cake was made out of sugarless frosting.

The piñata had small toys inside instead of candy. And the biggest thing of all is that they were not allowing the kids to hit the piñata of Elmo. Instead, the piñata had strings and each child got a chance to pull a string. One of those strings was connected to Elmo’s back and when they pulled it the toys inside fell out.

I don’t have any kids but this seems rather strange to me. First off, no sugar? Are you serious? Then the piñata. Seriously?

Over protective parents or hippies? You be the judge.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Indulge my while I brag a little.

We ran for 45 minutes yesterday! That is the most we have ever run since we started our running program. I was ready to give up after 30 minutes because I wore the wrong pair of shoes but if I had two options 1. Stop running and walk back to the car which would take me about 30 minutes or 2. Keep running and make it back to the car in 15. I choose to run. At the end of the run I could have kept going for another 15 minutes but we were trying not to over do it since we have to run hills tomorrow and I will need all my strength for that.

If you ever think about picking up running make sure you visit a running store that sells running shoes. I am not talking about your local Foot Locker or shoe store inside a mall; I am talking about a running store where you can pick up everything from your shoes to your clothes. When we first started running I was wearing my old pair of Nike’s, they were cute and stylish but definitely not made for running. After a couple of weeks I kept getting chin splits and a pain on the right side of my knee. After visiting the running store where we do our running program they fitted me (by fitting I mean they made me run, with shoes, barefoot, walk and measured my foot) for shoes and determined that I needed different shoes. I know what you are thinking…SUCKER they are going to sell you the most expensive shoes they’ve got! And I thought that too but I paid about $100 for my first pair of shoes.

I took them home and I ran in them for about 2 weeks but I was still having problems. So I returned the shoes and I was fitted again. This time I paid $69 for a new pair of shoes and my pain went away. I got a pair of Asics and I love these shoes. If they are a good shoe store and not out to make a quick buck, they won’t try to up sell you and will get you the right pair of shoes, no matter how much they cost.

I later went back and got a pair of Nike Zoom Elite because of a sale they were having. I paid about $48 for the shoe. Great price but not a great shoe for my foot. This is the shoe I wore on my run yesterdays and if your foot goes numb…It’s not a good thing. The right socks also make a big difference. I like these Nike Elite Structure socks. They hold your foot together and have the dri-fit technology that takes the moisture away from your skin which keeps your feet from getting all sweaty as you run.

This post was not meant to be advertising for Nike. But I do like most of their products, especially Nike+. This product works with your iPod and it keeps track of how far you run, your pace, speed, etc. You insert one piece of the gadget in your shoes and the other one gets attached to your iPod. It also communicates with you and tells you how you are doing. Which is great for a little added motivation. I don’t have one of these so I can’t say how well it works but I would love to have one and try it out. They are not that expensive, I believe they are about $30 but you need an iPod nano which is where I run into a problem. I have an iPod video and I am not willing to buy another one just for a gadget.

So the moral of this story is to get fitted for shoes and go out for a run or a walk. It will make you feel so much better.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Daddy and Jack



Meet Daddy and Jack. Jack is the one on it's belly and Daddy is the dominant one standing over Jack. These are the crawfish we adopted at the fish fry this past weekend.

Unfortunately we had to set them free. They were not looking very good so we decided to set them free in their natural habitat. This picture is of them trying to make a run for it and get back into the dirty water of some creek.

I use to like it when Daddy would crab on to my finger with its sharp little pinchers and make me bleed. Oh, the good times we shared. They will be missed.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

My Boyfriend has a Date



My boyfriend has a date this weekend. Yes, you read that right. He has a date this weekend. I didn't believe it either and I am pissed about it.

He is going to a work event in Houston and he is taking a transgender woman as his date. I know I don't have boobs but come one...

So I have decided to have a date this weekend also. Reichen and his HOT HOT HOT underwear model boyfriend Ryan Barry are going to be in town for an event. Maybe I can get Ryan to fall in love with me and take me on a date.





I think its only fair that I get to date Ryan while B is going out on his date

Monday, April 21, 2008

Crawfish, Cougars and Drunks. Oh My!

It was an exciting weekend. Saturday I woke up at 6 a.m. to go to meet up with my running group where we worked on running up and down hills. It was exhausting but so much fun!

I then took the dog to the dog park and the farmers market. I also went with a friend to check out a loft he is thinking about renting. It’s in an old flower mill and they have used the old parts of the mill as decorations through out the building. The one he is getting has a fire door on one of the walls and a stairwell bolted on the ceiling.

Later that night B and I met up with a friend for drinks in Plano, one of the suburbs, where we were surrounded by Cougars. It was an interesting mix of people with a lot of older people but a good mix of young people. We kept looking at the Cougars and the men that want them as they went in for the kill.

Our friend’s neighbor was also there; by the time we got there he was drunk. So drunk that he kept asking us the same questions over and over again. At first it was funny but after a while it was annoying.

Sunday we were invited to celebrate a friend’s boyfriend’s birthday. He is from Louisiana and had a fish fry to celebrate his birthday. There was lots of gumbo, salmon, shrimp and crawfish. B and I had never had crawfish before so they showed us how to crack them and get the meat out. Some people also suck the heads but that was to nasty for us. So we just ate one and decided crawfish were not for us. They taste very earthy and it’s a lot of work to eat especially when you only have get about ½ an inch of meat from each crawfish.

At the party there was also a drunk, drunk, drunk lady who kept spilling on herself and falling over. Apparently she doesn’t get out often and was taking this opportunity to act a fool. She was talking on the side and the rest of us were talking and she tells me I am stupid for interrupting her. Mind you that she is drunk and has no clue what she is talking about so all I say is “you are drunk”. I am not big on confrontation, especially when someone is drunk and no matter what you tell them they will take it as confrontational so she was quitted down by one of her friends and later come by and gave me a hug when she was leaving. If you are going to act a fool you might as well just stay home. Here you are ruining someone’s birthday party and all because you can’t handle your liquor. The rest of us had a good time though, and she was taken home soon after.

B and I also picked up two new pets this weekend. There was a sack of crawfish lying on the floor and a lot of them were trying to escape their fates by clawing their way out of the mesh sack and hiding in the vegetation around them. B and I decided to save them form their deaths and ended up taking two of them home in a cup us as our new pets. We named them Jack and Daddy (there is a restaurant in seafood restaurant in the area called Daddy Jack’s). After researching what they eat we think we can keep them alive. We are going to get a fish bowl and some rocks keep them together. I will have to post pictures of Daddy and Jack once we get them their new home.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Phone Etiquette

Why do people pick up the phone when they can't talk and say "I'll call you right back."?

Why not let the call go to voice mail?

Monday, April 14, 2008

I am back!

I am back from Seattle and I have tons of pictures and stories to share.
I will probably post later this week or on the weekend.

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Blogging is hard!

I use to blog a lot before I got into a relationship. I blogged about my adventures in the dating world, the fun events I got to go to, and other random stuff. Now that I am in a relationship, it seems to be getting harder to find things to blog about without writing about our relationship.

I am going to have to start making up stories to keep me entertained.