Chocolate and I have a bit of a love/hate relationship. It plays out in various forms, but only one thing truly remains constant. I do not like plain chocolate. Not even a little bit.I have a bag of misc. chocolate in my desk that I sometimes put in my candy basket to share with co-workers. … Continue reading How do I love thee? Let me count the (very specific) ways…

Just when you think you can guess something about someone, they go and turn you all topsy-turvy.Case and point: my brother has long had a fascination and adoration for Asian women (and Asian people in general), so when he told us that he was going to move to Japan after graduation to teach, we all … Continue reading So if you’re pyschologically normal, then call me back….

It's true, isn't it?!? At least, it should be.June cannot end quickly enough, frankly. This has been the busiest month since...October 2007. At least during October, there was a good reason to be this busy. This month? Not really a good reason. We just are.Definitely looking forward to some down time.Things I'm looking forward to … Continue reading "If the minimum wasn’t acceptable it wouldn’t be called the minimum."

There's a group in South Carolina that's getting all bent out of shape about a specialty license plate there. Before I go too much further, I should note that this is NOT intended to be a blog with religious slants at all. I save that for the blogs when I get to hammer on Focus … Continue reading No one even knows what it means anymore….

Reasons I know I like to travel too much:I'm actually considering taking Todd and me to Cozumel (one of our honeymoon cruise stops) for our one-year anniversary. Trust me. I know this is total madness. Sort of. I mean, it's only about $1500 for the entire thing...hotel, flight, ground trans and the whole thing is … Continue reading Well, I’m a wanderer, yes, a wanderer

Today, for whatever reason, I feel exceptionally smart. I feel like I'm good at my job.I'm doing a training session in a couple days on a portion of our database at the office that is a necessary component that virtually NO ONE in the office knows how to use....Hey Cart! Wait up! I've still got … Continue reading Sunday, bloody Sunday!!!!!

But damn. I want my long hair back. Crap. It's going to take a while to get it back where I want it and there's always the inevitable "awkward" stage of the hair-growing saga. I don't regret cutting my hair, not in the least. But I'm over the short hair. I miss being able to … Continue reading It had to happen sooner or later

I "have" to write about Canada for my writing class this summer. So far, I've had to do a few poems, some scenes and a couple "grammar B" exercises. Here are the poems...Todd wrote the last one for me (he's so good at this game)...question the work at will.I love Canada._________________________________________________________________ City by the Sea … Continue reading Just a little insight into me…

Good grief. It's been a looooooooooong time since I've written anything. Things have been incredibly busy, both at work and at home. We just got back from a long weekend in SLC visting Todd's side of the family. It was nice to see Seth and Kerrie again. I totally dig them. It is both a … Continue reading Adventures in Roadtripping…

Some videos of our pups....Enjoy!(Leo got über-jealous of another dog trying to play with Todd...and boy did he let this other pup know it!)