A - Arizona State's men's basketball team...may it make us forget the football season.
P - People making new starts.
P - Pucks that go in the net for the Sharks!
Y - YOU!
N - New albums (and hopefully tours!) from U2, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry and others.
E - Everyone reaching whatever goals they've set.
W - Wii!
Y - (Cy) Young award winner Timmeh!
E - Enjoying time with friends and family.
A - (Tasha) Alexander's next book, Tears of Pearl.
R - Revelation...Third Day's spring tour!
Hope your new year is going well so far. I'd love to tell you that I'll be blogging more frequently in the new year, but that's just an empty promise that I have no need to make. All the best...Happy 2009!
I never really liked that song, The 12 Days of Christmas. Can you imagine actually receiving all those gifts? Yeah, me either. Seems like a large pain if you ask me. I looked up the meaning of those 12 days, well, the origin of the song, to see what it was all about...wow. I had no idea! I'm still not a fan of the song, and I don't want any of you to buy me a partridge, a pear tree or anything that's going to leap, dance or flit about, but knowing the origin makes it a little more interesting.
So, in some sort of homage to that song, here are 12 things I wanted to share about my Christmas Day...hope yours was fabulous!
C - Cupcake dessert. H - Ham, cooked by me - Believe it! R - Really good friends. I - Icicles...okay, not really, but I had no I! S - Snoozing after large amounts of food. T - Tree of joy (see photo). M - Marley & Me. A - Amazing gifts from friends and family. S - Stocking stuffers.
D - Dashing through the wind and rain. A - After-Christmas lounging. Y - Year-end vacation!
As an added bonus to today's anti-blog...for those of you who don't receive my annual Christmas letter...here's my movie update for 2008:
You’ll probably need 27 Dresses to get through this section. Definitely, Maybe. Throughout the year I met Charlie Bartlett, The Visitor, Miss Pettigrew and tried valiantly to want to care about The Crystal Skull. Oh hey, did you Meet Bill? I took him and Penelope on a trip to Narnia and met a Prince who was Made of Honor, who, at the end of the day, took his rightful place as the Iron Man. Get Smart and bypass Revisiting Brideshead. After all, What Happens in Vegas is nothing compared to a Kung Fu Panda! Skidush!! Mamma Mia, The Dark Knight was every bit as creepy and awesome as Hancock said it would be! Did you know that Henry Poole was Here? He could have Bolt[ed], but instead, he spent Four Christmas Nights in Rondanthe. I hope to learn about Benjamin Buttons soon, and why Will Smith wants to tell us about his Seven Pounds. But I’ll spend Christmas Day with Marley…
I'm visiting my dad and his wife Frannie in Windsor, Colorado and am at present, tutoring my dad on how to do some blog stuff...inserting pictures, posting the blog to Facebook, etc. So, this blog serves only as a tool to show him how to play. More REAL blogging later...
How to insert a picture: Here's my dad making notes with directions I'm giving...we'll see how that goes... Now we're going to learn how to label...and add a URL...
Let's link to Loodles...the best coffee shop in Windsor!
Alright everyone...that's all for now...back later with a review of my business/personal trip...
Ya know, when you're home sick, you watch a lot of TV, a lot of movies and well, a lot of everything. Well, at least I do...and I've been home for the better part of the last 5 days. Thankfully, I'm feeling better, but am still lounging through most of this Sunday afternoon.
I have watched more cheesy holiday movies than I care to count this week, but have also caught a few classics and actually went to a movie on Friday evening.
I watched one of my favorites earlier today, Stand by Me. Classic. I loved the story when I read it in high school and get sucked into it every time it's on TV. It always makes me a little sad thinking that River Phoenix would have been one of our greatest actors but like so many others, he died way too young...living an out-of-control life.
Do kids still hang out like the Stand by Me kids today? And have clubhouses and secret knocks and cherry-flavored Pez? I never had any of those things...mostly I played by myself, or with one friend at a time. And occasionally with my imaginary friends. To this day, I'm more comfortable hanging out with just one or two friends (real, not imaginary) as opposed to a group of people.
Yes. I had two imaginary friends. Kathy and Ritney. Ritney had a motorcycle. We played tennis and random other games...I mainly remember the tennis. My dad had imaginary friends too, as did my aunt. It's typically an only child thing, but I think my aunt still had hers after my mom came along. I remember Kathy and Ritney in San Antonio, and remember them moving to Laramie with us. I'm not sure when they left, but they've been gone a very long time. The main thing I remember is playing tennis with them in Laramie. Well, truth be told, I actually ran a tennis school that they belonged to and we played in the backyard. Wow. I haven't played tennis for years! I guess that ended when I started playing racquetball...haven't played that for years either. I need to get out more...
Okay, this post has really been all over the place today...guess that's where my brain's been the last few days. Hope you had a lovely holiday, whatever you did. I better get back to resting so I can focus tomorrow at work. See ya next time!
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