Meme

borrowed from Sadie!

1.What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Iced tea. I needed caffeine!

2. Where was your profile picture taken? My blogger profile picture? I found it on the internet. My fb pic- AP took it while I was having the toes painted for Meg’s wedding.

3. Can you play Guitar Hero? I have never tried.

4. Name someone who made you laugh today. What was it about? I laughed this morning at a gtalk conversation I was having with E. She is hilarious!!!

5. How late did you stay up last night and why? After midnight. I was waiting to see the new Woot and was watching tv.

6. If you could move somewhere else where would you and why? Anywhere with sun and sand.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks? Yep.

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you? Meg.

9. Do you believe ex's can be friends? With benefits? Yes, and No.

10. Do you like Dr. Pepper? No!

11. When was the last time you cried really hard? The other night watching P.S. I Love You. I LOST IT!! But Will was fantastic and just let me get it out!

12. Who took your profile picture? Dunno. Got it off the internet.

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of? Joe the dog.

14. Was yesterday better than today? Why? Not necessarily. Today brought about new challenges in my daily routine.

15. Can you live a day without TV? Yes.

16. Are you upset about anything now? Not that I can think of...

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it? Yes.

18. Are you a bad influence? Me? Never.

19. Night out or night in? Night in. Couch and snuggling time.

20. What items could you not go without during the day? iPhone. Berry Blistex and a ponytail holder.

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? My brother. He had his second Birmingham hip resurfacing surgery in 6 months.

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say? Have a good day message from Will.

23. How do you feel about your life right now? Content.

24. Do you hate anyone? Not really.

25. If we were to look in your Facebook inbox, what would we find? Old messages all read.

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass? YES.

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before? Will does.

28. What song is stuck in your head? I’m in the Mood for Love…. Yes, I have become mushy!

29. Someone knocks on your window at 2 a.m., whom do you want it to be? Not the police! Ha!

30. Do you (or did you) want to have grandkids before you’re 50? No, with a side of NO!!

31. Tell us your Saturday night. Went to dinner with Will, Bob and E. Drank too much wine and was in bed at 10:30p.m.

32. Do you think too much or too little? Sometimes I really think that I think too much about nothing!

33. Do you smile a lot? Yes, I work for the public.

Priorities

-get out of debt
-go to school
-get a place of my own
-get married
-live happily ever after

New me

Today is the second day of my new diet. Yes. I AM ON A DIET! I have realized that I can no longer try and talk about losing weight. So on Saturday I went to Jenny Craig. Move over Valerie Bertinelli.

Wish me luck!

Quote of the Day

On my iGoogle homepage I have subscribed to the Quote of the Day. This made me almost fall out of my chair! And it made me smirk!

I hope that when I die, people say about me, 'Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.' - Jack Handey

I wish I had thought of this....

http://fredericiana.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/divorce-billboard.jpg

A to Z meme

Borrowed from someone:
Accent: Depends on who I’m around at the time. I tend to sound much more Southern when I’m around my friends from Arkansas and East Tennessee.
Breakfast or no breakfast: Sometimes.
Chore I don’t care for: Any kind of cleaning.
Dog or Cat: I love both, but I am partial to doggies.
Essential Electronics: Cell phone.
Favorite Perfume: Liz Claiborne Vivid.
Gold or Silver: Silver.
Handbag I carry most often: My big red bag!
Insomnia: Sometimes. Though, I’m usually medicated. Also, I usually listen to a book on cd while trying to sleep.
Job Title: Library Assistant-another term for a librarian without the library degree!! I do most everything a librarian does!
Kids: None of my own, but I will be an excellent auntie one day!
Living Arrangements: I live at home. All my roommates ran off and got married and well….
Most Admirable Trait: Urm… I guess that I love to work with children.
Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: I used to knock my sister over in her baby walker thingy—I would say “Hush up baby” and if she didn’t… there she went!
Overnight hospital stays: Never.
Phobias: SPIDERS!
Quote: "All roads lead to truth, though some will take you there a whole heck of a lot quicker than others. Be honest with yourself."
Reason to smile: My family and friends!
Siblings: I have a sister and a brother. I’m the oldest!
Time I wake up: Depends on what time I have to be at the ‘berry. Usually no later than 8:30 a.m.
Unusual Talent or Skill: I’m an amazing multi-tasked if I do say so myself, and well, I do!
Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: Brussels sprouts!
Worst Habit: I’m lazy!
X-rays: Chest- for pneumonia. Leg and ankle for broken bones in college. Dental.
Yummy Stuff: BREAD. PASTA. CHEESE. Macaroni and cheese!
Zoo Animal I Like Most: Monkeys.

Vote

If you don't vote--- don't complain!

Girls Inc. Bash Dash 2008

To support M, E and I did the Girls Inc. of Memphis 5k this past Saturday! We came in last place! Someone had to do it- and we did it with pride and hillarity! We even had our own police escort! :)

Unfortunately we both forgot our sunglasses AND our sunscreen so we were a little pink at the end of the walk!

I lurve Andrew Lloyd Webber and have never seen his hit musical "Cats". But as of tomorrow I will not be able to say that anymore. I just found out that a friend has extra tickets- thanks Meg- and I get to go see it at the beautiful Memphis Orpheum! So tune in to see if I get kicked out for singing along!

Neal "Excitement" Boyd

Please watch America's Got Talent! A guy I grew up with in Sikeston, MO, is on the show and I know he will go far!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld2fdY3aNkk&feature=related

He's amazing!

Worship

Why you should fall to your knees and worship a librarian
Ok, sure. We’ve all got our little preconceived notions about who librarians are and what they do.

Many people think of librarians as diminutive civil servants, scuttling about “Sssh-ing” people and stamping things. Well, think again buster.

Librarians have degrees. They go to graduate school for Information Science and become masters of data systems and human/computer interaction. Librarians can catalog anything from an onion to a dog’s ear. They could catalog you.

Librarians wield unfathomable power. With a flip of the wrist they can hide your dissertation behind piles of old Field and Stream magazines. They can find data for your term paper that you never knew existed. They may even point you toward new and appropriate subject headings.

People become librarians because they know too much. Their knowledge extends beyond mere categories. They cannot be confined to disciplines. Librarians are all-knowing and all-seeing. They bring order to chaos. They bring wisdom and culture to the masses. They preserve every aspect of human knowledge. Librarians rule. And they will kick the crap out of anyone who says otherwise.

Borrowed from : http://librarianavengers.org/worship-2/

Quote of the day...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
- George Orwell

Whatever

today I missed the carnival games because I had to work.
today my stomach hurt for like the third week in a row.
today I was bored out of mind.
today the freaky he/she customer asked for help on the typewriter and I lied and said I didn't know how to use it!
today I wish Whit was still here so I could go over to her house, sit on her couch and read magazines and watch movies.
today I wish Ellie was here so she could take me out for a drink.
today I wish my Dad was still alive.
today I wish someone would take the GRE for me because I'm awful at standardized tests!
today I wish the sun would come out-- it's about to storm.
today I thought about what it would have been like if I had actually gone to class in college.
today I decided that I needed to start blogging again.

Markie's Married

So momma and I drove to Knoxville and attended the wedding of Mark and Elizabeth! It was wonderful! The rehearsal dinner was at the World's Fair site at a lovely place called the Foundry. http://www.foundonfair.com/ It was really nice! I especially loved the balloon bride and groom! How creative. The next day the ceremony was at Elizabeth's home church- Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. It was lovely! Mark was beaming, I was crying and Elizabeth looked gorgeous! I pulled it together long enough to read one of the scriptures and then cried some more. I was sooo lucky to have Whitney and Michelle there too! And can you believe it, none of the three of us remembered to take pictures! So the pictures here are from the photographer's website. Go visit it: http://hope-photo.blogspot.com/ . They were fantastic and the photos are beautiful.

Two Things

Stolen from Sadie.

Two names you go by… KK and Tatie (Ellie calls me tater tot! I do not answer to this!)

Two things you are wearing right now… Black pants and my most favoritest Old Navy thermal. Regular size. not plus size. yay me!

Two things you would want (or have) in a relationship… friendship and trust.

Two of your favorite things to do… read and watch tv.

Two things you want very badly at the moment… money to pay off my bills and a 50 pound weight loss.

Two pets you have or have had… Alvin the wonder dog... oooo and Reba when I lived with Sadie. I'm not mentioning Kitty. she was bad!

Two things that you did last night… watched LOST and went to the teacher store.

Two people you think will fill this out… nobody.

Two things you ate today… diet coke (which I gave up for Lent) and krystals (on Friday during Lent-- I'm a heathen!)

Two people you last talked to… Mom and Meg

Two things you’re doing tomorrow… cleaning and running errands.

Two longest car rides… Memphis to South Dakota (in high school- 20 hours no stopping) and Germantown to Orlando (band bus trip in high school)

Two favorite holidays… Christmas and… Easter

Two favorite beverages… Memphis water and diet Coke.

Two people no longer alive who you’d like to talk to… my Dad and my grandfather I never met.

You Belong in 1983

Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

>http://www.blogthings.com/whatyeardoyoubelonginquiz/
">What Year Do You Belong In?

Me.... Now.

SO a lot has happened since my last blog---way back in July!

Sadie and Mr. Incredible are loving Colorado! We hate them. Max gets to go to work with Sadie. And momma still won't let me get a dog. I don't understand.

I have changed libraries. I am now on the other side of town. Actually, I am split between to libraries. I LOVE THEM! I am now a children's services library assistant. What does this mean? I am now in charge of children's programming instead of teen programming. So all that young adult lit I've been reading and trying to catch up on--- yea, now I have to go back and get in kids mode. I had my first story time last week. Whew. I had 40 third graders come to the library. I gave them a quick tour of the library and then read about 4 stories to them. They were precious! Yes, I said it- precious! SO cute! A couple of them sat on the floor and sucked their thumbs while I read stories to them. The pic above--- one of the books I read to them. The story time theme was: Problems and Solutions!

Ok, there is so much more, but I need to do some work. More later.

OH!!!! And I'm going to walk the St. Jude half marathon in December!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Kram. Happy Birthday to Kram.

Happy Birthday dear Krammmm. Happy Birthday to you!

Happy 31 big boy! Love you!

Ch Ch Changes....

So it has been a while since I posted. Work has been crazy... by the way, anybody want to hire me? I have a B.A. in Journalism, Public Relations! My best friend Sadie and her husband Mr. Incredible packed up and moved to Aspen. Yes, Aspen! As in Colorado! 1 dog, 2 cats, 2 cars and a moving van. Packed up and gone! It happened so fast that it doesn't seem real. So here is my pictorial goodbye to them. Their last hour or so in Memphis, in their home, before they hit the open road...

Max... the wonder dog!!!

Mr. I and Sadie in the front yard...

Sadie taking apart the lovely lamp...

Merlin & Dobby preparing for their car ride...

Mr. I packing up the last little bits in Harriet...

The final hug .... and kiss on the back steps...

Miss you!

My friends called him Lurch!

To most of my friends, my Dad was a large man. Most of them, and all three of us children, had to look way up when he was talking to us. Not just, tall, but he was a large, thick man. He came from very hearty stock. One side was from the hard-labored people of South Dakota (we think that they were Nordic people-maybe- both grandparents were orphans). On the other, the hard working farm families of Mississippi. I never met his Dad. My grandfather died at the age of 52, before my parents were even married. My mom only has sparse memories of him. Though she says that he was an intimidating man. But, back to Lurch. On June 16, 2007, my Dd would have been 60 years young. He died in 1998, at the age of 51 from cancer. His father also had cancer. He was the oldest of four children. He has two sisters and a brother. They all live here in the Memphis area along with my grandmother, who this year, turned 85 (as a side note- her mother lived past 100!)!

I am the oldest of my parents' three children. My sister is two years younger, my brother, 5 years younger. My parents were married for over 20 years when Daddy died. I never knew any two people who loved one another more. If I can't have that type of relationship with a man, I'd rather not be married. They were cute together, but caring and sweet. Fun, yet parental. They expected a lot from us, but didn't push too hard.

My Dad was firm, but a big teddy bear. It was important that we always tried our best. Because of him, all three of us children were very involved in sports. In fact, it was while I was playing softball that he came up with the lovely and affectionate name of Nerdine! How horrifying! We have all three grown up- yes some more than others (I'm talking about myself Erlay!) and are now adults. But on this, the year of his 60th year, I Promise to try harder, to do better, and to be a better person. For Lurchy!