Well everybody Roy Boy (my dad as most of you know) is the big 60 today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN. So in honor of my dads big day I will share a few fond and not so fond memories of my dad.
* So my dad was supposed to go out with his buddies for a few drinks on Friday night. I called him the next day to ask how his night with the boys was. In a very serious tone he said he didnt make it out because he had a near death experience. I thought he got attacked or mugged or was in a wreck. My dad said well I had a near death experience but I am embarrassed to tell you. Hence the story: My dad was in the mall on Friday on his lunch break and was in a hurry to grab a present and get out. He was walking thru the main corridor and started getting harassed by a young women who was handing out samples. She wouldn't leave him alone so he finally grabbed a sample and put it in his mouth. Well low and behold my dad shoved a sample of toxic soap in his mouth. he immediately spit it out, but the soap was so toxic that my dad threw up four times in the mall hallway before even making it to the bathroom. My dad made it to the bathroom, scared everyone in there and continued throwing up. The security guard had to come check on him. My dad wanted to give the young woman a piece of his mind so the security guard followed my dad to the kiosk to make sure that everything was ok. hahaha. oh dad. Im glad you made it out alive for your birthday
*When I was in 6th grade my dad got sucker punched in the nose by a crazy bag lady. She messed up his face pretty bad.
* My dad had really bad road rage when I was younger and there were a couple of times that was so embarrassed that I curled up in a ball and hid on the backseat floor.
* My dad went to every local swim meet, track meet and cross country meet that I had growing up
* My dad and I went to UT womens volleyball games and other various sporting events religiously for a couple of years
* When I was in second grade my dad had shaved his mustache without me knowing and I screamed when I walked into my parents room. I thought he was an intruder.
* I love the goofy way my dad walks especially when he is in a hurry or in a very serious mood. He sways and his head leans to the side.
* My dad owned his own cheesecake business (he made cheesecakes this year for Christmas!!), his own jewelry company and had a Tshirt company at one point as well. Man of all trades!
* I lived with my dad for a year in Arkansas after I graduated and that was.... interesting. hahahaha
* I love my daddy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY
December 22, 2008
December 10, 2008
Randoms
Howdy Everyone!
It is friggen cold here!! It was 81 degrees at lunch yesterday and is now 36... brrrrr. The Austinites cant handle the sudden drop in temp!
Since I havent written recently and a lot has happened I will just post random bullets below. I loved Laurie's bullets on why she loves the holidays/December so I thought I would piggy back off of that!
1) For those Arkansas peeps I get to have coffee with Kristina Watkins and Jenny Petite tonight! They now live in Austin and we have been trying to get together for a while! I will tell them that some of you say hello.
2) I love the Zilker tree and the trail of lights and I am looking forward to going next week
3) I have a one on one with my new boss today and that should be interesting and fun at the same time. He wont know what hit em.
4) I have a lot of social activities coming up and that is hard for my antisocial nature. ha. I am excited about girls movie night this Friday and Friendsmas and a department party this Saturday! Hopefully I will behave myself and wont say anything inappropriate to my co-workers at the party :) But if I do at least I will have something exciting to write about in my next blog. ha ha
5) My marathon training is going ok although it is difficult with all these damn holiday parties coming up. Plus I am old and my hamstrings and butt muscle, yes butt muscle, are having major issues and wont seem to get a long with the rest of my body! So who knows what will happen in the next month or so. I was suppossed to do 15 miles on Sunday and I did 3. hahaha. And I was traveling last week and had to run on a treadmill all week at the ass crack of dawn each morning. Good times!
6) I have been extra bad at calling people lately and I am sorry. I love you all and miss you more than you will ever know. Just remember that.
7) I want a french bulldog so bad it hurts but I will settle for 2 new tires and car maintenance for Christmas. ha ha
8) I want to go somewhere fun for New Years. I am bored here in Austin but I am on a tight budget so that seems to be a challenge.
9) For a Christmas present to myself I am adopting a manatee in Florida :)
10) I almost got in a bad wreck 2 days ago and I heard the car horn and closed my eyes and swerved away. Phew. Probably not the best thing to do
11) My cube neighbor at work and I have our own mini Christmas tree in our window and it makes me happy.
12) I am in need of a vacation and new career... any ideas?
13) Winner of the best holiday card goes to Rachel and Dale this year... .you guys rock
Alright I could probably ramble on but I will save it for later! Have a great day and talk to you guys soon!
Love ya.
It is friggen cold here!! It was 81 degrees at lunch yesterday and is now 36... brrrrr. The Austinites cant handle the sudden drop in temp!
Since I havent written recently and a lot has happened I will just post random bullets below. I loved Laurie's bullets on why she loves the holidays/December so I thought I would piggy back off of that!
1) For those Arkansas peeps I get to have coffee with Kristina Watkins and Jenny Petite tonight! They now live in Austin and we have been trying to get together for a while! I will tell them that some of you say hello.
2) I love the Zilker tree and the trail of lights and I am looking forward to going next week
3) I have a one on one with my new boss today and that should be interesting and fun at the same time. He wont know what hit em.
4) I have a lot of social activities coming up and that is hard for my antisocial nature. ha. I am excited about girls movie night this Friday and Friendsmas and a department party this Saturday! Hopefully I will behave myself and wont say anything inappropriate to my co-workers at the party :) But if I do at least I will have something exciting to write about in my next blog. ha ha
5) My marathon training is going ok although it is difficult with all these damn holiday parties coming up. Plus I am old and my hamstrings and butt muscle, yes butt muscle, are having major issues and wont seem to get a long with the rest of my body! So who knows what will happen in the next month or so. I was suppossed to do 15 miles on Sunday and I did 3. hahaha. And I was traveling last week and had to run on a treadmill all week at the ass crack of dawn each morning. Good times!
6) I have been extra bad at calling people lately and I am sorry. I love you all and miss you more than you will ever know. Just remember that.
7) I want a french bulldog so bad it hurts but I will settle for 2 new tires and car maintenance for Christmas. ha ha
8) I want to go somewhere fun for New Years. I am bored here in Austin but I am on a tight budget so that seems to be a challenge.
9) For a Christmas present to myself I am adopting a manatee in Florida :)
10) I almost got in a bad wreck 2 days ago and I heard the car horn and closed my eyes and swerved away. Phew. Probably not the best thing to do
11) My cube neighbor at work and I have our own mini Christmas tree in our window and it makes me happy.
12) I am in need of a vacation and new career... any ideas?
13) Winner of the best holiday card goes to Rachel and Dale this year... .you guys rock
Alright I could probably ramble on but I will save it for later! Have a great day and talk to you guys soon!
Love ya.
November 21, 2008
Mandy J blog tagged me!
Howdy Everyone!
So Mandy J (yes I am still calling you Mandy J although you are a wonderful smitty now :)) blog tagged me and I am now sure what that means. It looks like I am supposed to post unknown or interesting facts about myself? I will try to come up with new ones, but some of you might know most of these lovely facts!
- I am an only child although the dogs sometimes got treated better than I did growing up :)
- I wore a smaller size swim suit in college than I did when I was 5-- yes I was the fat kid
- For show and tell in 2nd grade I brought a mold of the inside of my mouth and I even showed the class my retainer-- yeah I was cool
- I got 2nd place in the city for my science project on acid rain when I was in 6th grade
- I went with a group of friends to prom my senior year and I ended up going to the emergency room that night
- I was accident prone in middle school and managed to get hit by a truck. I also fainted at a choir rehearsal and broke my jaw in 2 places, busted open my ear drum and still have a wicked scar on my chin. My jaw was wired shut for weeks and my friend Virginia gave me a pack of gum as a get well present.. hahahha...
- My biggest regret so far is not going to my grandmas funeral my senior year of college
- My parents and I lived with my grandma from when I was 6 until 16.
- I still cant drive a standard car, but I did drive a tractor recently!
- My friend and I thought we were going to get killed by my roommate my freshman of college after I called her out on something via instant messenger. We ran to the swim coach to get help. ha haha
- The best camp I have ever been to was marine biology camp and no I am not kidding
- I was the lead in my school play in 5th grade
- I still follow my dads advice-- KISS- keep it simple stupid
Well I think that is good enough for now.... I tag Dan C and LZ
So Mandy J (yes I am still calling you Mandy J although you are a wonderful smitty now :)) blog tagged me and I am now sure what that means. It looks like I am supposed to post unknown or interesting facts about myself? I will try to come up with new ones, but some of you might know most of these lovely facts!
- I am an only child although the dogs sometimes got treated better than I did growing up :)
- I wore a smaller size swim suit in college than I did when I was 5-- yes I was the fat kid
- For show and tell in 2nd grade I brought a mold of the inside of my mouth and I even showed the class my retainer-- yeah I was cool
- I got 2nd place in the city for my science project on acid rain when I was in 6th grade
- I went with a group of friends to prom my senior year and I ended up going to the emergency room that night
- I was accident prone in middle school and managed to get hit by a truck. I also fainted at a choir rehearsal and broke my jaw in 2 places, busted open my ear drum and still have a wicked scar on my chin. My jaw was wired shut for weeks and my friend Virginia gave me a pack of gum as a get well present.. hahahha...
- My biggest regret so far is not going to my grandmas funeral my senior year of college
- My parents and I lived with my grandma from when I was 6 until 16.
- I still cant drive a standard car, but I did drive a tractor recently!
- My friend and I thought we were going to get killed by my roommate my freshman of college after I called her out on something via instant messenger. We ran to the swim coach to get help. ha haha
- The best camp I have ever been to was marine biology camp and no I am not kidding
- I was the lead in my school play in 5th grade
- I still follow my dads advice-- KISS- keep it simple stupid
Well I think that is good enough for now.... I tag Dan C and LZ
November 5, 2008
Its been a while
I haven't written in a while! I hope all of you are doing well and had a great Halloween. I must be getting old because I didn't do anything for Halloween. I went to dinner and watched a scary movie and that was about it. Going down town at Halloween around here is CRAZY. Everyone and their weird moms comes out to play. I think my dad told me enough horror stories about 6th street when I was younger that it has been permanently embedded in my brain! I actually listened to you dad. Arent you proud?
I have nothing new to report. I am only on week 3 of my marathon training and this time around is going to be a tough one. My body is just not what it use to be! Hopefully if I have injuries they will at least be early on and I can still recover and run. Unlike the past 2 times that I have trained where I am a month out and have to pull out because of my calve! I am doing more strength training and core work to hopefully help overall. I have been swimming to and that is good for the stretching and I go during lunch so I get some sun :)
Work is alright. Nothing special. wooo woooo.
I have a busy busy weekend! I am going to Wurst Fest (its a beer, sausage fest a ha ha) on Friday night, helping sell Sweet Leaf Tea for Big Brothers and Big Sisters on Sat morning, then the UT game Saturday afternoon and then I have to run 11 miles on Sunday morning. Im excited about my weekend but hopefully it will get here soon.
byeee,
I have nothing new to report. I am only on week 3 of my marathon training and this time around is going to be a tough one. My body is just not what it use to be! Hopefully if I have injuries they will at least be early on and I can still recover and run. Unlike the past 2 times that I have trained where I am a month out and have to pull out because of my calve! I am doing more strength training and core work to hopefully help overall. I have been swimming to and that is good for the stretching and I go during lunch so I get some sun :)
Work is alright. Nothing special. wooo woooo.
I have a busy busy weekend! I am going to Wurst Fest (its a beer, sausage fest a ha ha) on Friday night, helping sell Sweet Leaf Tea for Big Brothers and Big Sisters on Sat morning, then the UT game Saturday afternoon and then I have to run 11 miles on Sunday morning. Im excited about my weekend but hopefully it will get here soon.
byeee,
October 14, 2008
The wheels on the bus go...
I havent written in a while and still dont know what to write so I will just put random bits of info in a bullet format!
- I started training for the Austin marathon and we will see what happens. I think I am too old. Im going for Boston Qtime baby-- ok well maybe just finishing without getting another injury would be a realistic goal for this year. Hopefully Laurie will be able to join me and Robert is running it too, riiiiight?
- I am starting yoga again to "strengthen my core." Arent you proud Mandy?
- I am attending the Harvey Pinnick golf academy this weekend and the Texas game. Should be fun.
- I am going to SLC and Phoenix for work next week and then house sitting for a week
- I want to be wonder woman for Halloween
- A new target just opened by house and that is trouble
- Sara just got engaged, a work friend just got engaged and a friend from high school just got married this past weekend. wooo woooo
- I got a raise at work but that doesnt change how I feel about work because Im worth even more. So ha.
- I have been in a good mood this week for no reason and I love it but am waiting for the grumpy Corey to come back soon
- I applied to be the assistant athletic director at UT for fun and on the envelope I put my Arkansas Alumni address return label. hehehe.
- I eat 2 peppermint patties a day and it makes me happy.
- It is still 90 degrees in Austin and it is not fair.
- My boyfriend spent hours on Saturday painting his new living room and realized that it was the wrong color when it dried. ha ha.
- I want a french bulldog so bad it hurts. Christmas present anyone? You can buy me a house to go with the puppy to if you want. :)
- My dad asked me over the weekend when I was going to pop out the babies because he is ready for a grandboy. I told him he has a loooong time to wait. He then said that he probably wont live long. ha ha.
I better get back to work! More bullets to come later! I miss you all and love you!
- I started training for the Austin marathon and we will see what happens. I think I am too old. Im going for Boston Qtime baby-- ok well maybe just finishing without getting another injury would be a realistic goal for this year. Hopefully Laurie will be able to join me and Robert is running it too, riiiiight?
- I am starting yoga again to "strengthen my core." Arent you proud Mandy?
- I am attending the Harvey Pinnick golf academy this weekend and the Texas game. Should be fun.
- I am going to SLC and Phoenix for work next week and then house sitting for a week
- I want to be wonder woman for Halloween
- A new target just opened by house and that is trouble
- Sara just got engaged, a work friend just got engaged and a friend from high school just got married this past weekend. wooo woooo
- I got a raise at work but that doesnt change how I feel about work because Im worth even more. So ha.
- I have been in a good mood this week for no reason and I love it but am waiting for the grumpy Corey to come back soon
- I applied to be the assistant athletic director at UT for fun and on the envelope I put my Arkansas Alumni address return label. hehehe.
- I eat 2 peppermint patties a day and it makes me happy.
- It is still 90 degrees in Austin and it is not fair.
- My boyfriend spent hours on Saturday painting his new living room and realized that it was the wrong color when it dried. ha ha.
- I want a french bulldog so bad it hurts. Christmas present anyone? You can buy me a house to go with the puppy to if you want. :)
- My dad asked me over the weekend when I was going to pop out the babies because he is ready for a grandboy. I told him he has a loooong time to wait. He then said that he probably wont live long. ha ha.
I better get back to work! More bullets to come later! I miss you all and love you!
October 6, 2008
Halloween
What should I be for Halloween? Victor and I could be Lucille and Ricardo. ha. Priscilla and I might be rainbow brite and strawberry shortcake. I could be wonder woman or a girl scout. The second question is what am I even doing on Halloween? Hmmmmm
September 30, 2008
Bon Voyage Friend
Rachel I will miss you and your fantastic banter! Thanks for keeping me sane at work and best of luck to you! Im sure I will cry tonight at HH so I will spare all the ramblings on here! Dale better keep you warm up there in MN or Im gonna have to come and regulate!
It is only Tuesday and I am ready for the weekend. I love how some weeks at work are absolutely insane and then there are random days when Im bored out of my mind... today is one of them. I am still getting work done, but things are pretty quiet over here in my big cube.
So Arkansas got killed this weekend. And you people wonder why I wear neutral colors to games like that. Phew... uglyyyyyy.
I booked my work trip flights to AZ and UT in Oct. If anyone wants to come keep me company let me know. ha ha
My back feels better so I think I may force myself to take one more day off and then start running again on Thursday. Now I will be out of shape! ha ha. Awesome. Marathon training will officially begin in Oct but we will see how that goes. My body cant seem to take much anymore.
Happy late late bday to Kattie! I hope you had a great day you oldie but goodie. I left a message on your face book wall but you should have something coming soon.
Ok peace out. 36 minutes till I get head out like a baby! woooooo
It is only Tuesday and I am ready for the weekend. I love how some weeks at work are absolutely insane and then there are random days when Im bored out of my mind... today is one of them. I am still getting work done, but things are pretty quiet over here in my big cube.
So Arkansas got killed this weekend. And you people wonder why I wear neutral colors to games like that. Phew... uglyyyyyy.
I booked my work trip flights to AZ and UT in Oct. If anyone wants to come keep me company let me know. ha ha
My back feels better so I think I may force myself to take one more day off and then start running again on Thursday. Now I will be out of shape! ha ha. Awesome. Marathon training will officially begin in Oct but we will see how that goes. My body cant seem to take much anymore.
Happy late late bday to Kattie! I hope you had a great day you oldie but goodie. I left a message on your face book wall but you should have something coming soon.
Ok peace out. 36 minutes till I get head out like a baby! woooooo
September 26, 2008
Lean like a cholo
Happy Friday!
So I always have minor aches and pains because I am old and I challenged my body every day, twice a day for like 20 years! But I am pretty weak these days and decided to do a weight class yesterday. I felt a slight pain in my back when we were doing some funky lunges but the pain went away and I was fine for the rest of the day. I went to the grocery store last night (yes I am a winner) and in the span of less than an hour I went from being fine to walking to my apartment, with groceries in hand, leaned over like a hunch back. ha ha ha I couldn't stand up straight or lie down straight :) I figured that I might be ok this morning..... WRONG.
Now it hurts to bend over and I cant sit for long and I have some sort of weird lean going on. Like I stood up today and looked in the mirror and my upper body leans to the left :) Something is not right :) I know I always look awkward but now I just look like a side leaning hutch back with a corn cob up her bum :) I'm a mess. Hopefully I can get into the doc today. It is funny because my dad as a check up appointment this morning with his back dude (he got surgery 2 weeks ago) and so now they will get to see both of us today. Like father, like daughter.
BUT all I know is I am going to the Texas/Arkansas game tomorrow even if someone has to wheel me in using a wheel chair!! And dont worry everyone I am wearing neutral colors and am supporting both teams :) I am supposed to go to an Austin/Arkansas alumni party tonight but I cant go leaning like a cholo. Wish me luck!
Love you all!
So I always have minor aches and pains because I am old and I challenged my body every day, twice a day for like 20 years! But I am pretty weak these days and decided to do a weight class yesterday. I felt a slight pain in my back when we were doing some funky lunges but the pain went away and I was fine for the rest of the day. I went to the grocery store last night (yes I am a winner) and in the span of less than an hour I went from being fine to walking to my apartment, with groceries in hand, leaned over like a hunch back. ha ha ha I couldn't stand up straight or lie down straight :) I figured that I might be ok this morning..... WRONG.
Now it hurts to bend over and I cant sit for long and I have some sort of weird lean going on. Like I stood up today and looked in the mirror and my upper body leans to the left :) Something is not right :) I know I always look awkward but now I just look like a side leaning hutch back with a corn cob up her bum :) I'm a mess. Hopefully I can get into the doc today. It is funny because my dad as a check up appointment this morning with his back dude (he got surgery 2 weeks ago) and so now they will get to see both of us today. Like father, like daughter.
BUT all I know is I am going to the Texas/Arkansas game tomorrow even if someone has to wheel me in using a wheel chair!! And dont worry everyone I am wearing neutral colors and am supporting both teams :) I am supposed to go to an Austin/Arkansas alumni party tonight but I cant go leaning like a cholo. Wish me luck!
Love you all!
September 18, 2008
Just call me Hancock
You people need to stop moving! I feel like every time I blink someone else is moving away or moving out of my department at work. PS: Dan we are now 2 more people down. I will be a veteran RC by the time this is all said and done. You started the moving trend, thank you :(
I have a hard enough time opening up to people and letting them in as my good friends and then when I finally find people that are worthy they leave and I am once again alone with the aliens of darkness aka weirdos. Just call me Hancock. ha ha Meanwhile I am just sitting still like a bump on a log watching the world go by. I had to deal with all my best friends leaving after college and I feel like I am going through that again.
I get antsy to move all the time but it takes me months, sometimes years, to actually do it. Why? And why cant I just be content and happy to stay here and make new friends and join more groups and be more active in things that I am currently doing? I know that friends come and go and that moving and traveling and all that are a part of the cycle of life but how to I know when things are truly right? Will I be bouncing around my whole life without every being 100% happy with all aspects of my life? I know I know, this is deep for a Thursday afternoon blog. Maybe I should be like the dude that fed-exed himself to his parents house. I can just start traveling in peoples suitcases, but you would have to pay an extra fee to check me :) hahahaha
Onto the random, fun stuff: Laurie is thinking about doing a marathon and so I may join her instead of doing the one here in Austin. If you want to join in on the painful fun let us know!
It is my moms bday today, so happy birthday mommie. I'm going to go old school and spend the night with my parents in Pville tonight... that should be interesting. ha ha My dad had back surgery again last week and he has been loopy on meds so that is always fun and entertaining. Last time he had back surgery I gave him the movie Dazed and Confused (because it is one of his favorites) and we watched it while he was loopy. We may have to do that again! ha ha
Work has been crazy and I need a raise :) If people keep quitting I am going to be the one man band and rule the entire US sales force. muuu hahaha
Well I guess that is it for now. I will try to write everyday but its been a little hectic lately.
Until next time,
CLS
I have a hard enough time opening up to people and letting them in as my good friends and then when I finally find people that are worthy they leave and I am once again alone with the aliens of darkness aka weirdos. Just call me Hancock. ha ha Meanwhile I am just sitting still like a bump on a log watching the world go by. I had to deal with all my best friends leaving after college and I feel like I am going through that again.
I get antsy to move all the time but it takes me months, sometimes years, to actually do it. Why? And why cant I just be content and happy to stay here and make new friends and join more groups and be more active in things that I am currently doing? I know that friends come and go and that moving and traveling and all that are a part of the cycle of life but how to I know when things are truly right? Will I be bouncing around my whole life without every being 100% happy with all aspects of my life? I know I know, this is deep for a Thursday afternoon blog. Maybe I should be like the dude that fed-exed himself to his parents house. I can just start traveling in peoples suitcases, but you would have to pay an extra fee to check me :) hahahaha
Onto the random, fun stuff: Laurie is thinking about doing a marathon and so I may join her instead of doing the one here in Austin. If you want to join in on the painful fun let us know!
It is my moms bday today, so happy birthday mommie. I'm going to go old school and spend the night with my parents in Pville tonight... that should be interesting. ha ha My dad had back surgery again last week and he has been loopy on meds so that is always fun and entertaining. Last time he had back surgery I gave him the movie Dazed and Confused (because it is one of his favorites) and we watched it while he was loopy. We may have to do that again! ha ha
Work has been crazy and I need a raise :) If people keep quitting I am going to be the one man band and rule the entire US sales force. muuu hahaha
Well I guess that is it for now. I will try to write everyday but its been a little hectic lately.
Until next time,
CLS
September 9, 2008
I have been hesitant in writing the last couple of days because I feel that I have to have something of importance to write about. I also think it needs to be something interesting or eventful or sad or exciting. I feel that I should talk about things that people will be interested in. But as I am writing this I realize that the purpose of this blog was to get out my ranting and weird quirky thoughts on paper. The reason of writing was to share my scattered thoughts with people that truly care about me. So hello world you can take me or leave me! Phew I am glad I got that out. So let me talk about meaningless stuff now shall I.
Right now I should be figuring out what I want to do. I should be reading or writing or walking around. I should be looking for new opportunities. The plan tonight was to go to a coffee shop and read and look at PT programs. But I have been bitten by the TV monster. I usually have maybe one show that I will dedicate an hour to each week and I will occasionally watch tv while doing other things. But I am now officially addicted to shows that we usually leave for the teens to watch. I find myself thinking of the Hills quiet a bit and I am even trying to wear my hair and dress like Lauren. The new season of One Tree Hill as also blessed me with its presence. What is it with all the shows that have the word Hill in it? Does that secretly mean "watch me Corey and you will get over that big ass steep hill that has taken you years to get over?" Wow that was a deep for someone that started talking about teenage drama pouring out in mindless tv shows. Let me get away from the deep thoughts and just say that I heart the new 90210 and I admit it. I will not fall to the darkness of tv addiction. I will not be drawn to the pretty clothes and light hearted drama. I will prevail with my own real, good, fun life!
Ok my show is over so im out :)
Until next time....
Right now I should be figuring out what I want to do. I should be reading or writing or walking around. I should be looking for new opportunities. The plan tonight was to go to a coffee shop and read and look at PT programs. But I have been bitten by the TV monster. I usually have maybe one show that I will dedicate an hour to each week and I will occasionally watch tv while doing other things. But I am now officially addicted to shows that we usually leave for the teens to watch. I find myself thinking of the Hills quiet a bit and I am even trying to wear my hair and dress like Lauren. The new season of One Tree Hill as also blessed me with its presence. What is it with all the shows that have the word Hill in it? Does that secretly mean "watch me Corey and you will get over that big ass steep hill that has taken you years to get over?" Wow that was a deep for someone that started talking about teenage drama pouring out in mindless tv shows. Let me get away from the deep thoughts and just say that I heart the new 90210 and I admit it. I will not fall to the darkness of tv addiction. I will not be drawn to the pretty clothes and light hearted drama. I will prevail with my own real, good, fun life!
Ok my show is over so im out :)
Until next time....
September 5, 2008
I am old
So I apparantely made up the fact that Laurie road the bus with me and Leslie to Arkansas. I have officially lost it. Maybe I was trying to make my story more exciting? Who could that have been? Wow. I am at a loss for words. ha haha Maybe my blogging career will not last as long as I would have liked............
Sorry Laurie. ha ha
Sorry Laurie. ha ha
Mo this one is for you- B.U.S= BUS
I could get use to this blogging thing.... but now I have yet another excuse to procrastinate on the work I should be doing.
So Mo made a comment that she wanted to hear more stories. Since I mentioned my dad in the last blog I randomly thought of a story that shows the true colors of both my mom and dad. This story may not be funny in writing, but it was really funny living it! I am sure you have already heard this one and Sara, Laurie and JW will never forget this one. Well JW might since she doesn't talk to any of us anymore but that is another story. tee heeee.
For most college swimmers, the Christmas and New Years holiday is one of the most intense periods of training during the year. We would get a week or 2 break at home compared to the 4 week break that most college students would get. In order to keep us sane, our coaches would take us somewhere fun to train even though most of our time was spent in the pool or sleeping. So my sophomore year of college our swim team was going to fly to lovely Hawaii to train at the naval base. The weather decided to act up and Arkansas had a massive ice storm that shut down the airport for days and backed up travel for everyone. We were all stuck in various locations around the world trying to get back to Arkansas to catch our flight out of Arkansas to Hawaii. Some people ended up catching random rides or waiting out the storm for a few days.
I made it out of Austin but got stuck in Dallas with no end in site. My flights kept getting canceled and we had no idea what I was going to do. I went to some random counter and heard that there was now a bus that would take passengers from Dallas to Arkansas. I called my dad to tell him this and he preceded to lecture me about being careful and to find out where my luggage was because there was not currently a plane to hold it. He said "Corey don't be lackadaisical. Your luggage is probably sitting in the middle of the airport." I was in no mood to put up with my dad being over paranoid so I did everything I could to get him off the phone and I laughed it off. Secretly I was now worried about my luggage. So I worked out the details, figured out that I was indeed going to take a 5 hour bus ride with random people to Arkansas, and decided to walk around for a bit. I was walking around and low and behold my luggage was sitting in the middle of the airport. But I did not tell my dad this until like a year later :)
So eventually I run into Leslie and Laurie in the airport and we all get on the bus to head to Arkansas. What was supposed to be a 5 hour bus ride ended up being 8-9 hours long. I finally made it back to the apartment in Arkansas where I find my roommates laughing. They had arrived earlier and were listening to a message that my mom had left on the phone. My mom wanted to inform my roommates that I was having trouble getting back to Arkansas and that I could no longer take a flight, but was going to (read this next line with a loud southern accent, spelling the word out when you see periods between the letters) "catch a bus... yes Jenny and Sara, Corey is taking a B.U.S = BUS back to Fayetteville." Now again this may not seem funny but hearing it in my head makes me crack up. Thank you mom and dad for keeping my roommates and teammates entertained with this story for months and for easing the stress of traveling.
Moral of the story: Do not be lackadaisical at any time, especially while driving and always let others know where you are and what kind of transportation you are taking. I love you mom and dad.
My car is in the shop but I will not be taking the B U S= BUS. Happy Friday.
Love yall!
So Mo made a comment that she wanted to hear more stories. Since I mentioned my dad in the last blog I randomly thought of a story that shows the true colors of both my mom and dad. This story may not be funny in writing, but it was really funny living it! I am sure you have already heard this one and Sara, Laurie and JW will never forget this one. Well JW might since she doesn't talk to any of us anymore but that is another story. tee heeee.
For most college swimmers, the Christmas and New Years holiday is one of the most intense periods of training during the year. We would get a week or 2 break at home compared to the 4 week break that most college students would get. In order to keep us sane, our coaches would take us somewhere fun to train even though most of our time was spent in the pool or sleeping. So my sophomore year of college our swim team was going to fly to lovely Hawaii to train at the naval base. The weather decided to act up and Arkansas had a massive ice storm that shut down the airport for days and backed up travel for everyone. We were all stuck in various locations around the world trying to get back to Arkansas to catch our flight out of Arkansas to Hawaii. Some people ended up catching random rides or waiting out the storm for a few days.
I made it out of Austin but got stuck in Dallas with no end in site. My flights kept getting canceled and we had no idea what I was going to do. I went to some random counter and heard that there was now a bus that would take passengers from Dallas to Arkansas. I called my dad to tell him this and he preceded to lecture me about being careful and to find out where my luggage was because there was not currently a plane to hold it. He said "Corey don't be lackadaisical. Your luggage is probably sitting in the middle of the airport." I was in no mood to put up with my dad being over paranoid so I did everything I could to get him off the phone and I laughed it off. Secretly I was now worried about my luggage. So I worked out the details, figured out that I was indeed going to take a 5 hour bus ride with random people to Arkansas, and decided to walk around for a bit. I was walking around and low and behold my luggage was sitting in the middle of the airport. But I did not tell my dad this until like a year later :)
So eventually I run into Leslie and Laurie in the airport and we all get on the bus to head to Arkansas. What was supposed to be a 5 hour bus ride ended up being 8-9 hours long. I finally made it back to the apartment in Arkansas where I find my roommates laughing. They had arrived earlier and were listening to a message that my mom had left on the phone. My mom wanted to inform my roommates that I was having trouble getting back to Arkansas and that I could no longer take a flight, but was going to (read this next line with a loud southern accent, spelling the word out when you see periods between the letters) "catch a bus... yes Jenny and Sara, Corey is taking a B.U.S = BUS back to Fayetteville." Now again this may not seem funny but hearing it in my head makes me crack up. Thank you mom and dad for keeping my roommates and teammates entertained with this story for months and for easing the stress of traveling.
Moral of the story: Do not be lackadaisical at any time, especially while driving and always let others know where you are and what kind of transportation you are taking. I love you mom and dad.
My car is in the shop but I will not be taking the B U S= BUS. Happy Friday.
Love yall!
September 4, 2008
I am now a blogger-- who knew.
Hi Everyone!!
So I decided to start the fun journey of blogging. I read Laurie's blog everyday and I think it is a great way to keep up with people... so I am trying it out.... thanks for being my inspiration LZ. ha ha
I know my life is not that exciting and I will either ramble on and on about things you do not care about or my blogging kick may only last for about a week, but gosh darn it I am going to try!
So today my car pooped out and started violently shaking while I was driving around at lunch. I managed to get home and called someone to pick me up and take me back to work. I knew exactly what my dad would say when I called to inform him of my sick car.. " It's the timing belt, damnit Corey!" ha ha I know this doesnt seem funny to the normal person but for all of you that know my dad.... it is typical Roy Boy style. Anyway I am a bit stressed about paying for whatever it takes to make for a healthy car again and I need to find a ride home.
I wont ramble anymore. Thanks for reading my first blog ever!
So I decided to start the fun journey of blogging. I read Laurie's blog everyday and I think it is a great way to keep up with people... so I am trying it out.... thanks for being my inspiration LZ. ha ha
I know my life is not that exciting and I will either ramble on and on about things you do not care about or my blogging kick may only last for about a week, but gosh darn it I am going to try!
So today my car pooped out and started violently shaking while I was driving around at lunch. I managed to get home and called someone to pick me up and take me back to work. I knew exactly what my dad would say when I called to inform him of my sick car.. " It's the timing belt, damnit Corey!" ha ha I know this doesnt seem funny to the normal person but for all of you that know my dad.... it is typical Roy Boy style. Anyway I am a bit stressed about paying for whatever it takes to make for a healthy car again and I need to find a ride home.
I wont ramble anymore. Thanks for reading my first blog ever!
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