Fish Out Of Water

Rainbow Brite!!!

2010-08-24T17:24:00.001-05:00

http://www.active.com/donate/casasuperherorun2010/CSmith1713

Summa summa

2010-06-14T09:23:00.003-05:00

Hellllo summer time and new possibilities! Here are a list of things I want and/or have to look forward to this summer!

1. Celebrating Jeanine and Scotts Engagement!
2. Movies in the park on Wednesday nights!!
3. Trying a new restaurant/coffee shop each month
4. Doing my own diet detox-- I am making up my own rules
5. Trip to Vail to mourn the loss of my 2010 IM dream and to celebrate new and old relationships
6. Family love in Eureka Springs (aka reunion)
7. Surviving yet another NIWeek
8. Going to NC to see old friends and a new life(baby Zack!)
9. Book group!
10. Surviving Austin heat
11. Trying to focus on getting healthy so I can run again.. I am losing my mind and my muscles.
12. Trying more yoga
13. Talk less, do more
14. Road trips
15. Go to a beach
16. Lake time with pops
17. Walking with mom
18. *open to possibility – something fabulous and far away*
19. *open to possibility – something sweaty*
20. *open to possibility – something fun*

as Krupa says "Puke Puke Puke"

2010-04-29T13:29:00.002-05:00

My friend Emily sent me a link today which led to sadness for this kid. It has been discovered that my boss as a blog with the SAME NAME AS MINE. Unthinkable. Unbelievable. Wrong, just wrong.

http://texasyaks.wordpress.com/

My milkshake is better than yourrrssss.....

Corey

Dramatic but less ghetto...

2010-04-08T10:45:00.002-05:00

If you are having a rough week or just want some entertainment, you have to listen to my new BFF Glozell. She is fabulous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtkU2ch0sRI

PEACE and BLESSINS, PEACE and BLESSINS.

hahahahahaha

If I were...

2010-03-30T09:57:00.001-05:00

If I Were…

If I were a month, I’d be September.
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Saturday.
If I were a time of day, I’d be mid-morning.
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a turtle.
If I were a direction, I’d be West.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a hammock.
If I were a liquid, I’d be a ocean water.
If I were a flower, I’d be a hydrangea.
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be a sunny day with a small breeze.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a banjo. haha.
If I were a color, I’d be green or blue.
If I were an emotion, I’d be content.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a pomegranate.
If I were a car, I’d be a convertible mini coop.
If I were a food, I’d be a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie.-- phew that was a mouth full! YUM. haha
If I were a place, I’d be the beach.
If I were a material, I’d be cotton.
If I were a scent, I’d be fresh linen.
If I were an animal, I’d be a monkey.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be a "bewildered look."
If I were a song, I’d be “-- too many to chose from.
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be a cute comfy pair of sandals or flip flops

Mandy Moran

2010-03-09T08:27:00.002-06:00

Happy Birthday Old Woman!!! I love you and miss you terribly. In your birthday glory I will honor you with memories....

- Beer and hummus on the porch
- Dealing with Paul the neighbor and his clan
- Alabama Roll Tide
- Putting up with me :)
- A casual morning walk thru the farm-- muuu hahahaha
- Scottie
- Not making it to beer power hour due to massive amounts of wine and clean up on aisle "kitchen"
- You coaching the lil ones and making a new family at church
- Green eyes
- AAO in our back yard
- You with the grand idea to ride your bike to and from practice
- Singing in the car to Michael Jackson
- La Hurt-cha
- The big visit from the Pegster!
- Ricks-- nothing like a muffin with a squeeze of cake icing to start the morning out
- Joses!
- Packing for your trip to Canada-- cards, clothes that were being donated, flip flops, cookies, NO COAT

and many many many more!!!!

LOVE YA OLD FART!!!

Pot hole

2010-02-25T15:23:00.000-06:00

I love this commercial enough to post it on here....

Things at work have been tense so we cracked up when listening to this ladies accent...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjMUfIKktWU

It is the little things in life :)

Case of the Mondays.... everyday. :)

2010-02-17T09:07:00.002-06:00

So I have written in a while because I have nothing good to write about. I have been a little down and just lazy lately so I dont have anything entertaining or worthwhile for you!

I have enjoyed watching the Olympics and and I love hearing the stories from you guys in Vancouver! I wish I could be an athlete at that level! Can you imagine?

Like I said I dont have much to say. I guess I will keep you posted if anything exciting comes along.

Love yall!

Corey

Funny Article

2010-01-28T09:45:00.001-06:00

What kind of boss would you be?

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108677/bad-bosses-what-kind-are-you?mod=career-leadership

:)

Book Club

2010-01-26T08:28:00.002-06:00

I got invited to join a ladies book group and I am very excited! When I was coaching for TEAM in Training I met one of the campaign managers, Maggie. Maggie is calm, cool and collective and I like her a lot :) As one of her goals for 2010 she decided to start a book club with a small group of friends. Her sister has been part of a book club for 10 years and now she wanted to have that close knit group of reading women as well! So we met for the first time at a cute coffee shop over the weekend to decide on schedules, places and of course, books! I was nervous because a) this was out of my comfort zone 2) I would be forced to actually read at least 1 book a month 3) I only knew one person and don't know her very well. It was a great first meeting and I am really excited. I like all the ladies and they are all beautiful, smart and athletic! I have to pick a book today (paperback because it is cheaper) because I am the second person to host and I have know idea what to choose. I was originally going to pick Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, Committed, because I am reading it anyway but it is still hardback. Any ideas?-- Laurie I know you could give me a couple of suggestions!

I just had Fage Greek yogurt with chocolate granola in it for breakfast and it was yummy! I have been trying different Greek yogurts and this one is my favorite. The only thing I dont like are that the portion sizes are huge! My tummy has trouble with that much yogurt! hahaha

Ok I better get back to work. Have fun!

Cool things to keep in mind

2010-01-18T10:22:00.000-06:00

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18.. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21.. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35.. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Epidurals for lunch anyone?

2010-01-12T17:07:00.004-06:00

I got my second epidural injection shot today at lunch and then went back to work! Hopefully this one will work. If not I am giving up on sports! Bah! But I have decided that if this thing doesnt get better in the next month I am still going to go to the IM and probably swim, get through the bike and then walk the damn marathon. It sounds horrible and I dont know if I will even make the cut off time but I am determined to do this thing.... even of it kills me. :)

I seem to have a lot of time on my hands lately because I am just working out and not training and also because ... well you know why. Anyway, does anyone have suggestions on new hobbies I should try? I am going to my first book club meeting next weekend and I am VERY excited. I am also thinking about getting a part time job at one of our local gyms just for fun and a little extra cash!

I am leaving work soon to make dinner! Laurie I want to try your sweet potato recipe! Yum. Tonight I will be heating up some left over grilled chicken, steaming veggies and making some healthy sweet potato fries. And since I have been eating my feelings lately after getting my appetite back I will probably have some form of dessert! I may try a punkin desert that I found on Kellys blog!

PS: It is 65 degrees and sunny today.... LOVE IT

Here I am 2010

2010-01-05T09:27:00.001-06:00

Wow it has been a while. I dont even know where to start.

I have started out the New Year with a bang. I have been to more funerals in the past 6 months than my entire life and I have one more to add to the list. I am going to one of my aunts funerals tomorrow in Waco. She had a long and strong battle with cancer and is now pain free and living the life with her parents! I am also entering 2010 as a single lady which is actually very sad but I think needed. This may come as a shock to some and I am not sure what will happen but am taking it day by day right now. I got my first epirdual steroid injection last week and I think I may need another one because it didnt help much. I have a bulge in L4 and a herniated disk in L5, along with some genetic stuff that they rarely see in someone my age. Thanks Dad for passing this on. So I am dealing with this back and glute issue and am trying to decide if I should give up on the Ironman training now or if I should wait a couple of months. Right now I am just doing enough exercise to get by but I already feel too far behind to ever catch up by June. We shall see.

I would list out some New Years Resolutions but one of my resolutions was to not make any. I think it is a great idea but at the same time I dont want to limit myself and who am I kidding... I usually forget about them after a month or so anyway. I have some goals this year and some things that I need to work on but that should be a constant and shouldnt start at the begginning of the year. I guess the good thing about the new year is that it makes me re-evauluate things and figure out where I am at.

In looking at myself and my situation lately I have much self improving to work on and a couple of things that need more focus in my life.
- I need to get serious about saving money and need to actually follow the budget
- With the budget thing said I need to stop beating myself up about not owning a house. I will get there someday.
- I need to also stop beating myself up about my looming birthday and the fact that I am almost 29 and no where that I thought I would be. I feel so behind and I often compare myself to all of you guys and I feel very behind on the boyfriend/marriage/baby/career/house train. I have a good life and I have many things to be thankful for but come on! It is time for me to stop wishing and do it....
- I need to figure out my priorities and what makes me happy.
- Finding a career that I love would be nice but that will come in steps.
- Get healthy and learn to be lazy more often
- Update my blog more and post my recipes and adventures since I am now obsessed with trying new recipes and stalking peoples blogs.

Ok well I ended up kind of writing resolutions anyway! hahaha. That was a lot to handle.

Love yall

-

Random pics because I feel like posting them.

2009-09-17T15:21:00.010-05:00

You are dead to me Kanye!

2009-09-14T16:39:00.002-05:00

I use to like Kanye and even saw him in a restaurant recently, but pooooor Taylor! How could you do that to Taylor swift! Boooo Kanye.

I heart Taylor Swift :)

Random pics because I forgot to post them in my earlier blog

2009-09-09T10:05:00.006-05:00

Swim start, Ironman Canada

Rachel and I before our "corn dog" sushi... haha dont ask.

Susie and Mandy and I on the beach!

Susie and Mark made me climb a mountain before I got on the airplane. That pic is at the end!

I love this pic with my dad, roy boy. UT football time baby. Yeah dont hate me Razorbacks.

Spilled Coffee

2009-09-09T09:38:00.002-05:00

I am grumpy this morning and I just sat down at my desk, decided to try and have a positive attitude, took a sip of coffee and BAM. I spilled coffee all over myself and parts of my desk. Krupa came to my rescue with her awesome stain stick but now all I am smelling is that damn stain stick. So that is my fun story. Arent you glad I blogged this morning?

I have been really bad about blogging. My life is a little bit of a mess right now and so I dont always feel like anything I do is "blog worthy." I have traveled a lot lately and got to see Mandy, Susie and Tyler in Canada! I had a lot of fun and got to watch my fist ironman. I got to know Mark a lot better and he is an awesome guy. Now I know how perfect him and Susie are for each other :) I met new friends as well like Allison and Ramsey, who are more intense with the working out thing than I am! I also met Scott who is very funny, and a nice guy. I was able to see pretty mountains, and water and I slept in a VW van for 2 nights... oh yeah... I know you are jealous. Thank you for a great time although I did come back exhausted and not wanting to work and did I mention that I miss you guys?

I came back to Canada, worked for 2 days and then headed to Minn. to visit my friend Rachel for her bachelorette party weekend. It was a nice relaxing time and Minn is cozy, beautiful and fit for Rachel and Dales new life together! I met Rachels sister Abra and her friend Susie. We are all very different in our own ways but also similiar in a lot of other ways. I think it is cool to see what aspects of ourselves Rachel can pull out and "mesh" with. It shows a lot about her character and how diverse she can be, but at the same time holds on to certain qualities and morals.

So now I am back from jet setting, sitting in my cube pondering life. All these trips have really made me think. I feel like I am going backwards right now. Everyone that I have seen in the last couple of weeks seems to have things figured out and is settled into a nice life. I am just floating, hating my job, too busy to get shit done, and stressing about the smallest things. I mean I know I am making it sound like I just hate life but that isnt it. I am just at a crossroads. I am very lucky to have things that I have and to be able to even think as much as I do about things, but at the same time I need to figure things out so that I can be happy... not just content and so that others around me can be happy :) I think the main downer in my life is my job. I am tired of being stuck, tired of being unmotivated and bored. I want to be a go getter. I want to be proactive and take charge and to lead my team into new things. But I feel like I am drowning in quick sand and it is starting to suck the life right out of me. Anyway that is enough complaining for now.

Upcoming races and events and things to look forward to:
Seot 12- my 10 year high school reunion that I will not be attending but thought I would address the fact that I am OLD. Thank you.
Sept 20- All womens Olympic Tri
Sept 21- Steve and I are starting a swim clinic every Monday for 6 weeks and we get paid!!!
Sept 24- Rachel in town
Oct 10- Lake Travis 12 mile swim relay
Oct 25- Big Kahuna Half Ironman in Cali
Nov 7- Rachel and Dales Wedding here in Austin
Nov- Maybe San Antonio half marathon depending on my glute
Feb- Maybe Austin half ironman depending on my glute
April- Half Ironman in Galveston
June 27, 2010- Couere D Alene Ironman, Idaho
July- Colorado again for fam reunion... cant wait. I dream about that place all the time...loved it last year.

Peace out homeys. Time to stare at my computer screen,

Corey

I am a step closer to my tatoo

2009-06-25T10:14:00.004-05:00

Well, I did it. I signed my life away and forked over a lot of cash for a years worth of self inflicted torture. I signed up for Coure D Alene Iron Man on June 27 of next year. This is the same one that Sara did and she is part if my motivation. For those of you that know me well you know that the only way I would ever get a tatoo is if I completed an Iron Man.... I am a year closer and I am motivated to get my Iron Man symbol permanently placed somewhere on my body!

If you are asking if I have even done a half-- the answer is no. Have I even done an Olympic Distance Tri-- No. Do I know if I even enjoy doing triathlons-- not yet :) Am I a little crazy and excited at the same time-- yes. :) I took the leap and I did it. I may hate every minute of it but I am going to at least try. I have finally found some good training buddies here and have somewhat of a tri training routine down and with a little peer pressure and a lot of adrenaline I decided to close my eyes and turn in the digits on my credit card! I have been battling injuries for the last 5 months so I will have to be verrry smart about this whole thing but I think I will be ok.

I am really excited because I already have 2 people doing it with me, 1 indecisive and 2 others committed to being my cheering section! Any one else? You know you want to take the leap as well :)

Shout Outs

2009-06-23T16:23:00.002-05:00

Mo: Haaaaappppy Late birthday! I hope you had a great one and it sounds like you did

Sara: Happyyyyyy wedding day! You looked so happy and gorgeous in all your pics. You and Tim are the cutest!

Susie: Way to kick ASSSSSS. I cant believe you went 5:04 for the half! I am going to have to train my booty off to get even close to that! Nice job on second in your age group!

Mandy: Good luck at Nats! Dont let the new dive scare you! Just have fun with it!

Fraser: Good luck in your olympic tri and as Mandy says "dont drown :)"

Rachel: I am sure you will hear back from Target HQ. Keep the faith and keep on trucking. I am proud of you.

And everyone else hope you are doing well and having a good summer. I love you all!

-Corey

Busy Bee

2009-06-16T10:37:00.006-05:00

I have been really bad at blogging lately! But I have been enjoying reading everyone elses! Things have been hectic but fun lately. I am coaching with TEAM in Training and although I only officially coach one night a week, I seem to be doing something for TEAM at least 4-5 nights out of the 7. I am also training with the group because I am doing the race in Oct, fundraiser, meeting about fundraising and trying to do private swim lessons as well. I am trying to balance all that with workouts, socializing, sleeping and seeing my friends and boyfriend. I rarely see my roommate anymore and it makes me sad! PS that is a picture of my roomie and my BF at a "Guac party" this weekend!

Anway things are going well though. I signed up for about 5 triathlons this summer and have made some pretty good girlfriends that I can train with and travel to tri's with. Tonight a few of us our doing this thing called a splash and dash. The gym near my house has this huge open man made Quarry and every 3rd Tuesday of the month they host a mini practice race. It is a 750 open water swim and a 2 mile run. You would think it would be small but they have to cap it at 2oo people. The pro athletes seem to come out and use it as a sprint workout and it is a lot of fun. I did it for the first time last month and got 4th out of all the woman! Hopefully I will make it through the heat today and move up in my rankings! Those pro athletes have nothing on me.... hahahah

I miss all of you guys and I wish I could see everyone more. I am trying to schedule some trips this summer but right now my weekends are booked until mid August. goooood times. I cant wait to see Rachel and Dale in Sept! They are getting married and the bridesmaids are flying up in Sept for a lil bachelorette weekend. It should be really fun. Then I may go to Vancouver to visit Susie and Mandy and possibly Tyler and I am thinking that Susie and I will end up getting too excited about watching the ironman and will sign up on site! SUSIE GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND IN YOUR HALF!

Also for those of you that know Jenny Petite she is now in AUstin and is getting married near Dallas in August! I may go to her wedding and hang with our old trackie buddies!

This weekend is Victor and I's 2nd dating anniversary. I cant believe it has been 2 years but I also cant believe it has ONLY been 2 years. haha. I am not sure what we are gonna do yet but I am sure it will be low key and nice. The weekend after we are goingot his parents house (they live out by the lake) with a few friends and we are goign to hang out and relax. I am looking forward to that because then I am taking that whole next week off (forced vacationwoo woo) and my plan is to do nothing... although I have already scheduled a nice little massage and planned a day trip with a couple of friends to the Blue Bell factory!! Yessss my kind of vacation.

Work is still work and I have my good day and my bad days. I am busy enough right now to where I dont have time to look at other options even if I wanted to. FUN

I WISH THE BEST OF LUCK TO RACHEL who has an interview on Wed!!
Well I think I have talked enough for today!

Lots of love!
Corey

Hi there, it's me

2009-03-31T08:53:00.003-05:00

So I have been majorly slacking on the blog thing! I even had a Friday training at work that focused on blogs and spoke about the future of blogs, both in the work place and in our personal lives. It was pretty cool, but made me realize that I am not a savvy blogger at all. Oh well! And Laurie I am with you in that I dont get Twitter. I really dont want people to know that I am going pee or being lame and watching a movie in my bed! TMI people TMI.

Lets see. There has been a lot going on so I guess I will just post random bullets as I usually do.

- congrats Peggy and Grant on baby Abby! She is so cute

- congrats Mandy J on your lil bebe and I love reading your blog and seeing your pics!

- I havent ran in weeks and it is really frustrating. Both my knees are shot from the marathon and I cant run more than 20 minutes without being in severe pain. It is awesome-- not. I have had this for a while now and I am getting to the point where I dont know if I will be able to run again-- I know I am being over dramatic but still! So I have resorted to the elliptical which is boring as crap. But I have branched out and have started going to free yoga, lifting weights, swimming and even walking! Maybe this will make me more well rounded in the exercise world... or just fat. haha

- I am a swim coach for a triathlon group called TEAM in Training and it has been a lot of fun so far but it is hard to get up at 5:15 again! It is only one time a week but still!

- I am also a assistant coach for another triathlon group and I am excited about that one too-- its all woman training for an all womens race and it should be interesting. We have our first track workout tomorrow and our first swim workout bright and early on Saturday!

- I am trying to decide what race to do next but at this point I cant really do anything so I guess I better focus on getting better!

- I am trying to plan a vacation for my mandatory time off here at work and I just cant seem to figure it out!

- I wish I had some really good girlfriends here in Austin although I do love the ladies I work with and we have a lot of fun. But I feel like the mother hen because I am older than most people around me at work. I miss all of you guys

- Work sucks... nothing new. Although I now consider myself a leader on my team and actually talk and interact in meetings. wooo

- I have started being better about saving my money. I need to do some major work on my car and save up for a house

- Victor and I saw Kanye West and his new girlfriend at dinner the other night! We were too chicken to ask for a pic though!

That is all!

LOVE YALL,
Corey

The New Year

2009-01-06T09:08:00.002-06:00

Does anyone else start over thinking around New Years? I dont know what it is about this time of year. It isnt like anything changes besides numbers on a calendar, but yet I find myself thinking about the past year and hoping for bigger and better new things for the year to come. I should be able to come up with resolutions and should want to change through out the entire year and not just in January.

I start doubting everything and wondering what my thoughts will be like on this date next year. Hopefully I will have a new position in my career, a good amount of money in my savings account for a house, a few trips under my belt and more lined up, plans for a puppy, more friends in Austin, a black and white thought on my relationship, and a direction of where I think my life is headed. Are those things to hard to ask?

Until next year!

An 'ode to Roy Boy

2008-12-22T13:35:00.003-06:00

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

Randoms

2008-12-10T08:48:00.002-06:00

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.

Mandy J blog tagged me!

2008-11-21T13:19:00.003-06:00

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

Its been a while

2008-11-05T15:11:00.002-06:00

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,

The wheels on the bus go...

2008-10-14T16:33:00.004-05:00

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!

Halloween

2008-10-06T16:48:00.002-05:00

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

Bon Voyage Friend

2008-09-30T16:18:00.003-05:00

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

Lean like a cholo

2008-09-26T09:08:00.002-05:00

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!

Just call me Hancock

2008-09-18T15:14:00.003-05:00

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

2008-09-09T20:15:00.003-05:00

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....

I am old

2008-09-05T16:57:00.003-05:00

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

Mo this one is for you- B.U.S= BUS

2008-09-05T15:53:00.004-05:00

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!

I am now a blogger-- who knew.

2008-09-04T16:26:00.004-05:00

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!