The Toys Are Back In Town!

I am always on the look out for new toys that I can use on the SMART Board.  I found this over sized pencil in the dollar bin at Target a couple of weeks ago.  It was actually intended to be a pencil case, but I saw some more potential in it than that!  Everyone that comes in my office feels the need to pick it up and play with it.  The label reads, "The Toys Are Back In Town."  This catchy little phrase was actually used to promote Toy Story 2 quite a few years ago when I worked at the Disney Store, but it is still fun to use for the promotion of Toy Story 3... I am so excited!  June 18th is just around the corner and I will be there to see it!

It's All In The Details!

My sister-in-law was in town this past weekend.  My mother-in-law and I went to fill her car up with gas before she left Monday afternoon.  I was actually quite amused when I went to remove the gas cap!  Ford recommends BP... wonder if they are secretly going around with an industrial bottle of white out and fixing this new faux pas?  I also thought it kind of funny that the only American auto maker that did not take bailout funds was supporting British Petroleum.  I know that BP paid for that marketing spot, but really?  Ford couldn't convince an American oil company to brand their gas caps?!

Yikes!

Really dude?  Were you going to return those fancy shorts after just one use?  Yes folks, that is a TJ Maxx tag hanging off the back of his britches!  As if that were not bad enough, check out the plaid on plaid combo... AND the athletic no-show socks with his faux Birkenstocks!  Yikes, something out of Tim Gunn's worst nightmare I am sure... even he couldn't say, "Make it work!" to this one!  I am all for a bargain, but when you are fashion challenged, paying the extra money at Gap and letting someone pick out the entire outfit for you is a good idea!

The Best Part of Waking Up...

My new best friend is pictured above.  Keurig is his name.  Coffee is his game.  It is so nice to be able to make just one cup since Lana does not drink coffee.  My new best friend was a gift from some friends and I couldn't be happier with their choice of gift!  Love it!

Don't Be That Guy!

Don't be that guy... don't ever be that guy.  This guy was in such a hurry to get to work the other day (he must have an AMAZING job) that he decided the rest of us should just sit back and wait for him to go by.  He passed me on the shoulder to get in front of me, and nearly took off my front bumper in the process.  That made me mad.  His AMAZING job must pay him really well too...  you can't tell in this picture but there were lots of pieces hanging off of that fancy Scion.  I love commuting but some people make it no fun.  Don't be that guy.

Sun Worshippers

I love those dogs... Jake was out of the frame chewing on some grass.  He's not a sunbather like his brother and sister.  They love having a backyard... all three of them.  Jake loves being free to run and play and the others love just being able to lay out in the sun... can't say I blame them, yesterday was beautiful!

Booger's Bigger, More Colorful Relative

You may remember the car named Booger from an earlier post... well if Booger had a bigger and more colorful relative, this would be it.  This car was in... you guessed it... a Wal-Mart parking lot!  This car did not have a cute name... but I did get to see its owner!  She was wearing a much too tight yellow dress... the buttons probably put someone's eye out when they popped off, as I am most sure they did.  This is why going to Wal-Mart can be worth it!

Zoe on a Road Trip

Zoe got to go to Arkansas this past weekend.  Isn't she one of the three cutest dogs you have ever seen?!  She rode the whole way sitting in someone's lap... well really sleeping in someone's lap.  That dog can sleep... but she is so cute that you just want to eat her!  Love that girl!

My Flying Cubicle

The flight home from South Padre was uneventful until we took off from a stop in San Antonio... the sky was pretty as the sun was setting, but not too long after the sun picture was taken, the clouds started getting a little crazy looking.  The flight into Dallas was ROUGH... but I was glad to be home... if only for a few days!

South Padre Island

I got to go to South Padre Island for work a couple of weeks ago... I know but somebody has to do it!  The room was looking right out over the pool and into the Gulf of Mexico.  It was absolutely the perfect way to wake up!  I love my job!

Day ??... New Plates for the New Car!

We got a call in April that our tags for the Camry had finally come in.  When we got to the dealership to pick up the tags, we were a little mortified by what we got... the number ended with 666!  Yikes!  That was all it took... I ordered some specialty plates that I had wanted since moving to Texas back in 2005.  The Mavs didn't make it as far as we would have liked this year... but Lana and I still love our Mavs!  Go Mavs!

Day ??... A New Car! (Said in the style of Rod Roddy on The Price is Right!)

In March, Lana and I bought a new car.  We needed desperately to replace our Gaspedition... it was just not a practical car for the two of us.  We got a 2010 Toyota Camry and yes, we did take advantage of Toyota's bad luck with the accelerator pedals.  They needed to move some cars and we got a great deal with 0% financing!  They bought our Expedition sight unseen!  They really were desperate to move some cars!

Day ??... I LOVE Southwest Airlines!

A year ago, you could not have paid me to say that Southwest Airlines was my favorite airline... but today?  Today, I am a huge fan!  I LOVE Southwest... sure there are some things that drive my OCDness crazy... like the fact that I am not assigned a seat... I really need that assignment, but I still love it.  My 30th birthday trip was thanks in part to the fact that I got to fly to Orlando for free!  Yes, for free... all I had to do was fly 8 roundtrips on Southwest and I got a free ticket.  I am almost to my second free ticket in less then 8 months... I love it!

Day ??... You All Missed My Birthday!

For my 30th Birthday, my amazing wife took me to Walt Disney World.  WDW is my most favorite place on the planet.  She even surprised me by having my dad there to share that special time with me!  It was an amazing whirlwind trip to Florida.  We spent my birthday in the Magic Kingdom, complete with fireworks... who gets fireworks at the most magical place in the world for their birthday!?  I did!  My 30th birthday will not soon be forgotten it was awesome and I have my dad and Lana to thank for making it extra special!

Day ??...

Double rainbows!  Something I have not gotten to witness often in my life... double rainbows!  Last Monday night I flew back into Dallas from Houston in some pretty rough weather.  I was coming out of my seat on the plane... made me understand that I really needed to buckle my seat belt "Low and TIGHT across my waist."  After the storms passed and I was safely on the ground, I got to see the two rainbows and they were much more beautiful than this picture can even begin to show!  God won't ever destroy the world with rain again... that was His promise with the rainbow!

Day ??... I've Lost Count and Gotten Way Behind... So Let's Start Again!

Found out a couple of weeks ago that I was allergic to penicillin.  I wasn't allergic to it the last time I took Amoxcicillin... is that spelled right?  Anyways... I took 1 pill and all Hades broke loose in my body.  I ended up at ECare hooked up to an I.V. and popping all kinds of pills.  It was a crazy little adventure!  My lovely wife was kind enough to snap a picture of me with her iPhone, and here it is!

Day 55... He Needs Some Help!

I went to Chipotle for lunch today.  As I got out of my car, I noticed that the guy walking in front of me had some really short pants on.  It made me chuckle a little.  I had to take a picture... but the picture doesn't really do the site justice.  I could clearly make out his ankles just above his orthopedic preacher shoes (he was not old, in fact I would venture to say that he was younger than me!)... I am too tall to get a really good picture, not to mention that it is not the easiest thing to take a picture of someone while in a crowded restaurant without anyone noticing.  Clearly there is no break in his pants... there should be break in the front where your pants hit your shoes... and my personal preference is for the back of the pant leg to be almost touching the ground.  I used to dress people for a living... customers came back to me and wouldn't buy clothes sometimes if I wasn't working!  So when I see something like this, I feel a little bit sorry for the person, but clearly it doesn't bother him, so I got to laugh a little inside.  :)

Day 54... More of My Dogs!

My dogs are the cutest dogs in the world.  They have their own room in our house, as I have told you before.  Every morning on our way out the door, we tell the dogs to go to their room and we close the gate.  This way they do not have to stay confined to a crate all day long, but they don't have free roam of the entire house.  This morning we sent them to their room... I looked back and this was the site I saw... how cute are they!?

Day 53... 30th Birthday Trip!

Lana surprised me last week with the news that she had planned a trip to Walt Disney World for my 30th birthday!  The trip is 11 days away and I am SO excited!  Yes, I have been to Disney World a million times, but I am still VERY excited!  All I know is that we are going, I don't know where we are staying and Lana tells me that there are a few surprises up her sleeve.  I can't wait to get to WDW... I have always wanted to be there on my birthday and this will be the very first time ever!  Can't wait!

Day 52... Dreaming...

Most people dream of White Christmases and such... but I dream of new cars!  I want a new car... I always do.  New is a really cool concept to me!  My dream car is a BMW... any series, just a BMW.  It can be the least expensive to the most expensive... although if I am paying, it will never be the most expensive.  Did you learn something new about me today?