Things I know FOR SURE

Oprah makes lists of these certain things. Obviously since we (Oprah and I) are cut from the same cloth, I can make a list of these things as well.

-Tina Fey is Amazing (Liz LEEEEEMMMMMOOOONNNN!!)

-I have mad snowboarding skills

-I seriously need some Thai food

-Seriously.

-I should probably be able to type faster at this point in my life.

-I think someone near the equator wants to trade homes with me.

-I'm head over heels in love with the 2 people that gave me Starbucks cards recently.

-French Fries should maintain a larger portion of the USDA food pyramid

-When I grow up I want to own a crayon store, and sell pens.

-Shoot, we should probably stock paper as well.

-OMG, I have to start running.

-I am certain that I am NOT prepared to be 35 yet.

-Accents are indeed awesome. Morrie might want to work on one.

-Reality TV makes me a better person. I've learned all sorts of ways to throw a tantrum

-I might be Catholic on the outside, but a small part of me is Jewish on the inside.

-Do I need to call a Rabbi or something?

-Yes, my feet are that cold.

-I love green, and I love mountains, but I want it to be hot.

-HOT.

-Okay, I might not physically know how to snowboard, but I can shred pretty awesomely in my mind.

Official Seattle Glee Flash Mob Video - Seattle, Westlake

I love Glee. I mean, I really really love Glee. Apparently a lot of other people in Seattle do too!! Check this out!

I don't need...

These are some things I don't need, ever again....Riding horseback up a mountain for over an HOUR and then coming across a mama black bear and her cubs. Get me out of HERE!!

Any more pictures of these two know it alls. Someone borrowed my camera and took 78 pictures of her 2 gal pals here. There are beginning to creep me out. I think they are planning something.

Another one of THESE. Always wants in, then wants out, barks at EVERYONE who comes to the door. No thank you. DONE.

This game. I hate this game. I have used it as a personal message not to ever go into real estate.

Oh, and I don't need the cold that someone gave me this weekend. I really don't. I hope you don't mind, I didn't take a picture. Not pretty.

Babies are Awesome!

I got to go get me one of these!!

Actually, I just want this one, at this age. Oh my gosh, I think my heart is being squeezed out of my chest. Can we just cuddle for a moment? Her sister would be an adorable 4ish at this time and probably saying the cutest things EVER. I am having trouble breathing. Those eyes! Those fat little wrists!! I can't take it!!!!

She looks like this now. Her ipod is playing as I write this. She is doing the dinner dishes and we emailed one another while I was at work. I can't stand it, where did the time go? When she is 23 I will be dying for her to be THIS! But I will always remember this next moment with what can only be described as a mother's love.

Hanging in Autograph Alley at a Sounders game and kickin with with Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 30 minutes post game (a win, a 2-0 win no less!!). I am so proud. *sniff*

She's a keeper all right. *sniff* She also just rededicated her life to soccer. The next 12 months she will be cutting in, shooting, running, dribbling, juggling and dumping turf all over the house. And she will have smelly wet shoes and even worse, smelly wet shin guards. And I will love every minute of it.

Keeping Up With The Hotties

Work clothes. I am not a huge fan. I have always worked in pretty casual envrionments- and I am a little scared if I get a job where nicer clothes are required. I spent some time in an office downtown Seattle last year, and I felt a little out of place. Lastnight another mom and I were discussing how we felt when working downtown and how hip and dressy the younger co-workers dressed. How am I suppoed to look hip and dressed up in my 30's?

Recently I worked with someone in her 20's. Hip. Cool. Stylish. There were a few days that I passed muster, but the others I apparently looked "old"- I know this because she told me. Now what did that mean exactly?

Did I look out of date?

Did I look like a grandma? Whenever I tried to be fashionable, I felt a little out of place. A little uncomfortable. Maybe it's because I looked like this:

Was I trying too hard?

World trivia To-Go:

The deepest underwter tranch is the Mariana Trench - 36,198 feet below the surface. You won't catch me swimming around there!

Okay, Okay, here's my purse:

I was recently tagged in Mrs. Mouthy's blog and thus now have to tell all of you what is in my purse. Who am I kidding?? Only Julie and Mrs. Mouthy read this blog, so this should come as no surprise. Wait, sometimes Morrie reads it too...let me delete the picture of the tampons...ok...done.

Morrie bought me this purse, and I didn't return it- I know some people who do this. I know, it's outrageous.

I really do like the detailing, not too much bling, just enough hardware to keep it interesting. This is a big girl purse. I don't have kids who still drink from a bottle, no diapers to change, no play-dough lurking in the dark recesses, and not one animal cracker. We as a family have graduated so that Mom can look like an adult.

Notice I didn't say ACT like an adult. Okay, so here goes:

I would like to point out that the mints are almost gone, and so is the Excedrin. I think there might have been one day that I accidently thought the Excendrin were the mints....I'm pretty sure I got a lot done that day...

You might have already guessed that I was a nerd from the lint roller.

Why??? I don't know...A padlock? So I can lock myself IN somewhere??


Now suppose for a moment that we looked at someone else's purse. Take Bear Grylls for instance. Star of "Man vs. Wild", one of the dumbest shows EVER. His wife stays at home with their small children while he pretends to get "stuck" out in the wilderness. He probably spends every dinner talking about how he got out of his latest death defying situation (while the camerman and crew ate hoagies 10 feet away). His wife has heard this a million times, and she herself is basically now trained for those same situations

This is most likely what she has in her purse:

Give me your celebrity example and what they might have in THEIR purse.

World Trivia To-Go:

Phnom Penh is the capitol of Cambodia. Another name for Cambodia is Kampuchea.

10 things

1. I have taken to throwing pancakes at Morrie lately. Boy does it make me laugh!
2. I texted him a piece of critical soccer information regarding our youngest and he sent me back two pictures of the cats sleeping. What?
3. I love Arrested Development and they have 2 episodes On Demand, boy do they make me laugh!
4. I am thinking about training as if I were an Olympic Decathalon athlete. It suits my needs for changing my mind frequently.
5. I can't think of anymore, I have changed my mind about this post...

World Trivia To-Go:
This country is set within the borders of another:



Lesotho is set within South Africa

The House of Soccer

Some great soccer images for you today (and nobody with their shirt off!). Our house is pretty excited for the big Sounders/Salt Lake game this weekend. Deep deep down inside, I just have one thing I would like to see on the pitch this weekend.
Beckerman to cutt off his dreads. They are so gross. Can you imagine an anthlete training every day and sweating and having dreads? I have to look at the art now to get that image out of my head. Sigh...

You are welcome.

World Trivia To-Go:

The world's highest navigable lake is on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Lake Titicaca sits at 12,500 feet

Personal Style

I got to thinking the other day about how much my wedding ring reflects my personal style. I thought I would search high and low for others who also feel their rings reflect their personal style.


I know someone who is really into computers, and lets just say I am darn lucky he didn't present me with this!

Shoot- anytime you want to increase the size, just add another lego to it- build a freakin' skyscraper on top of it.

This must be for someone who is insecure about what others think. "I swear honey, there IS a diamond inside, and you won't have to convince people either, it says so. Right there. Really."

Is this taking things too literally?

Did they have some type of disclaimer in their prenup?

I don't think this person wants to soon forget how happy and content being married makes them.

If that's how they really feel...I guess it's better to know up front.

What does your ring say about you?

World Trivia To-Go:

There has been a lot of earthquake activity along the "Ring of Fire" recently. The "Ring of Fire" is a group of volcanoes from New Zealand, up to Japan, across the Aleutian Trench and down the Western side of North America. The Pacific Plate and North American plate are creating a lot of pressure against one another. I think Wyoming is about to blow!!

Happy Easter!

Luckily the kids are old enough not to care if we dye egss- yay! However, this particular egg looked too good for me to pass up. I was glad to see James Riley get out there tonight and I thought Pat Noonan did really well. I am all for having as many chances on goal as possible, but let's get real. If we had that many opportunities AND had 15 some corner kicks, we SHOULD have gotten something in the net. I wasn't sure that bringing in Estrada for his first time when we were in a tight situation was the best move, but Sigi wasn't taking my calls.

Luckily for you I don't have to do a complete game breakdown here. I will wait until Morrie gets home and we will go over it play by play. What if I had married a basketball person? I can tell you one thing - they sure would get annoyed with me!!! Morrie is just lucky I guess.

World Trivia To Go:

This country lies on the Arabian peninsula and Chandler told Janice he was moving there and couldn't go out with her anymore...

Yemen