So I am super excited as I'm sitting here listening to David Cook's new single!! It's awesome!! I've missed him this summer! :) Can't wait till his whole album comes out.
I am also so excited that fall has officially arrived. It's definitely the best time of year!!
Here are some reasons why:
1. the chill in the air that gives much needed relief from the hot days of summer!
2. the trees changing colors!!
3. football!
4. a new season of our favorite TV shows (mine being smallville, which has started off great!!)
5. I get to wear all my favorite sweaters again!
6. Halloween!!!
Another obvious Fall event: VOTING!!!! Yeah, the early voting is officially now over & I have 4 days off (Friday-Monday) till working Tuesday's Election Day!! Gonna be a busy day I'm sure.
Well I would not be my mama's daughter if I did not take this time to remind you all to take a moment to stop and commemorate this anniversary of the passing of the King of Rock and Roll. You can do this by listening to his music, or watching one of his movies (Blue Hawaii would be my favorite). Thank you, thank you very much.
Today (17th) is my dad's 74th birthday! I heard Elvis has been gone roughly 30 yrs. I remember watching some of his movies when I was teen...and no, I'm not that old, they were reruns!!
So, usually when you hear of a record being broken, it's a good thing, but not in this case. The other day, Colorado broke the record for the most consecutive days in the 90's. That's one record I certainly did not want to break. If I wanted to be that hot I would move to Texas!! :) But I did have some peace of mind, when on Aug 1, as I was thinking that I can't believe it's already August, I also thought that before I know it, it'll be snowing!! Bring on the snow!!
Those of you who have a song as your ringtone instead of the typical ring, do you find yourself hearing your phone ringing when it's not? I experience this phantom ring all the time!! I can't tell you how many times I'll be driving along in the car, listening to music, when all of a sudden I hear a faint sound, and I think "is that my phone?" So I look at the phone and of course it's not ringing, so I put it back down. And then a little later it'll happen all over again! It drives me crazy!!
Do you guys have a favorite place? Mine is definitely Barnes & Noble. I could go there anytime and probably spend the whole day. If I'm ever in the vicinity of the store, it's really hard not to stop and go in. This probably isn't surprising to those of you who know I worked in a bookstore for 5 years.
Have you guys been to see Batman yet? If not, what are you waiting for?? That movie was incredible!! My entire family, being the huge Batman fans that we are, naturally went opening weekend. So much happens in this movie that by the end I felt like I had to catch my breath, and all I could say was "Wow!" Definitely a masterpiece!
I'm glad to see the weather here a little cooler. We had friends from CA stay all last week thinking they'd be in a cooler place for a change but it wasn't (90's as you well know). They left Saturday and "Lo & behold" its now in the 80's. My favorite places are the Goodwill/Thrift stores (You can find some great deals on used books there) and also craft stores like JoAnns/Michaels/Hobby Lobby. Yes, I saw the Batman movie for the 1st time last week. There were several places in the movie that I laughed out loud...remember us laughing @ the Sweeney Todd flick? Yeah, us wierd gals got to stick together!!!
So, I got your message, but things have been a little crazy... I did get your card. I loved it!! Thanks for the gift card. I bought the original Get Smart series!
We'll see when I get around to seeing Batman. You know, I'm totally a procrastinator ;) You can probably guess my favorite place. (Hint: it's not a store.)
Thought I'd share this random fact that I was told today. Did you know a hamburger costs more per pound than a car? Something to think about the next time your at burger king, sonic, etc. :)
Hey Erika...How fun is this? I get to not only see you at worship but get to "pleonast" with you too!! Fun Times! Hey, We could pretend that CS stands for Colorado Springs and not College Station! Ha! But there are definitely people in both those places that I love.
I've been watching some of the election coverage tonight, and I must say I am REALLY worried about this country and what may happen after November. In fact I actually start to feel a little sick. The following that Obama has, despite what has come out regarding his friends and their extreme anti-american sentiment, is truly disheartening. I'm really not sure McCain can beat him. I don't think McCain is gonna fight hard enough and do what's necessary to convince people that he's right and Obama's wrong. While people were applauding Obama during his speech, he seriously had this stance that looked like he was thinking to himself "I'm a god!" Part of me wants to just go ahead and let him win. The people in this country deserve what they get. You know "they made their bed, now they can lie in it." But then I don't want that cause I have to live here too. I love this country so much, and am so scared and saddened, by the direction it's going. I know God's in control and this isn't our real home, heaven is, but it's hard to give that control over to Him. Especially when it means there may be terrible, difficult times ahead. But to end on more of an encouraging note, I know that "with God all things are possible" so even though the odds may appear to be stacked against us, we shouldn't give up. We can still win. So pray, pray, pray! And Vote!
