Getting to know your friend questionnaire

So...I've received this email from several people so I thought it would be good blog topic.

1. What time is it? 9:44 pm
3. What are you most afraid of? not really sure...I have bad dreams about going out in public clothesless...that is a pretty scary dream
4. What is the most recent movie that you've seen in a theater? Glory Road
5. Place of birth? The big orange state...GO VOLS!
6. Favorite new food? 100 calorie packs
7. What's your natural hair color? Brown-Blonde...I think
8. Ever been to Alaska? yes...cruise..GREAT trip
9. Ever been toilet papering rolling (i.e. wrappinghouses)? Yes
10. Love someone so much it made you cry? yes
11. Been in a car accident? Yes, too many!
12. Croutons or bacon bits? Croutons
13. Favorite day of the week? Friday
14. Favorite Restaurant? Bread Winners
15. Favorite Flower? Hydrangea
16. Favorite sport to watch? Football
...this is where I started skipping the questions that were boring to me...
24. What do you do most often when you are bored? blog but mostly I'm to busy to be bored
29. Favorite TV shows? Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The OC, Greys Anatomy, Dallas SWAT
31. Ford or Chevy? Ford...no relation
32. What are you listening to right now? the dishwasher
33. What are/is your favorite colors/color? Orange
35. How many pets do you have? one...Apache

okay...another version (minus the questions I didn't like)
1. What is your occupation? SWA Marketing Manager
4. What was the last thing you ate? Poppers at Chuys
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My husband
9. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
13. Have you ever dyed your hair? YES...life is to short to experience only one color.
14. Do you wear contacts or glasses? lasic two years ago...and I still love it
21. Fall or Spring? SPRING...I love spring flowers but I also love fall football ball...can I say both?
31. What did you do last night? School...almost finished
32. Favorite smell? love smells...flowers, clean things, fimilar things
33.What inspires you? learning new things
36. Favorite car? VW Passat or Jetta
37. Favorite dog breed? Labs but I wish they didn't shed
41. How many states have you lived in? four

I'm a Dallas Mavericks Fan!

I'm a Dallas Mavericks Fan! Believe me...I do not claim to be a Queen of Basketball but I do enjoy cheering on my favorite Dallas-based basketball. They are sponsored by that other airline in town…but I cannot blame the Mavs for taking their money.

Anyway back to the sports…tonight a pretty big night for NBA fans as they all watch to see Kobe’s jump shot…or any of his shots for that matter. Kobe scored 81 points on Monday night…although not a record breaker no one thought it could be done in this era of basketball.

Another record no so talked about this week…the Mavericks first ever 5-0 away series. Currently tied with the Spurs for the Western Division leader…the Mavs are preparing themselves for a long go in playoffs.

Well I’ll limit it to that since most of my friends aren’t really into basketball. You’ve learned a few new things and you can impress all the guys that you talk too. If they haven’t talked about the Kobe thing…you’d really impress someone talking about it!

This weekend Sam and I become proud owners of skis and a snowboard!

BUNKO

I consider myself lucky to be part of two bunko groups. The Tuesday night bunko scheduled bunko group is composed of twelve different ladies from Grapevine Church and a Friday night bunko group with an open invitation to all the ladies in our Young Marrieds’ class. Bunko is a no so challenging game in which all one has to do is roll sixes. The lack of challenge in the game allows for in-depth conversion over the rolling of the dice. Bunko nights allow me to check in with all my Grapevine friends.

God has blessed me with a number of great female friends most of which are a part of our Young Marrieds’ class. Each of them provides a different type of support and encouragement to me and Sam. Daily…I am reminded of the strength that God provides through these friendships.

Pictured here are my friends from my Young Marrieds' class (several left early so they missed the picture). Pictured: Mindy, Christy, Shara, Jennifer, myself, Michelle and Summer

Our bunko group was disrupted this month as the bunko bag was mia. Shara & I adventured to retrieve the bag…at our return the group had already conversed therefore January was the un-bunko bunko month.

Back to School

Ohhhhhhh
Back To School
Back To School
To Prove To Dad That I'm Not A Fool
I've Got My, Luch Packed Up
My Boots Tied Tight
I Hope I Don't Get In A Fight
Ohhhh
Back To School
Back To School
Back To School

Sam started singing this Adam Sandler song last week as his classes started back last week. As of today…I’m in my final semester as a graduate student. YAHOO! That is assuming that I don’t die from over working myself during the next few months. I’ve started into the sixteen page syllabus for one class but I’ve several more pages to go.

As much as I complain about coursework, I really do enjoy learning and school. This world has so many concepts and things to learn…I enjoy taking in as much as I can. I guess that is why I enjoy blogging and reading blogs. Blogs allow me to gain and share information that wouldn’t be available anywhere else.

For those of you not as interested in started back into a full time program, I would suggestion investing in you through Barnes and Noble University. It is a free program that offers a number of good classes with topics from Grammar Fitness to Web Pages Made Easy. http://university.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp?userid=8Z4suDWCQ1

Please share other places that you learn and gather information…I’d love to check them out!

All of MP3

The invention of the mp3 player has drastically improved portable music. Video Ipods can store 30 gigabytes of songs, music videos or even a favorite TV show. As a somewhat Internet junkie…I feel it necessary to spread my knowledge to some of my not so Internet-lovin' friends.

Actually this all came about as my work friend Dora started asking questions as she purchased mp3 players for her two boys. I discovered that most Americans younger than me…fully understand the world mp3s but some Americans my age…just want to stick to CDs. For those of you still using the CD player…I promise the mp3 player is worth it!

Today I want to share a website that have enjoyed for several months and feel the need to share with my friends….www.allofmp3.com. All of mp3 is housed in Russia so the copyright laws are different than here in the USA therefore you can take advantage of songs for 5 cents or so. ITunes will charge you 99 cents a song so your total savings would be about 94 cents a song…well worth it! Go check it out and start building your music library for only pennies.

P.S. This is the website that was referred to Pam by Dwight in Thursday's episode of The Office.

Go Lobos!

Southwest Airlines sponsors the University of New Mexico Basketball Team. So last night my friend Katie French and I cheered on UNM as they battled against TCU. Our Lobos pulled out the win at 56-54. The "Pit" (the basketball arena) experience was very energetic. As Katie and I commented to each other on the game…we had to yell over the crowd to hear even though we were just a few inches away.



Although I am not the most avid college basketball fan, I did learn that Lobo fans are very avid. They joyously celebrated a win last night.

Go Lobos!

Old Friends and Great Pancakes…

As Friday’s work came to an end, I took off to Nashville to visit old friends. A number of my college girlfriends have left Nashville since graduation so this was a small reunion for eight of us.

For those from or have visited Nashville…you know of the Pancake Pantry. The Pantry is known for the fluffy and sweet goodness of pancakes, the not so friendly wait staff and the comatose feeling that hits about two hours after. The seating process didn’t move along as quickly as we would have liked. The seating policy at Pancake Pantry does not include the traditional list and a hostess but rather every party waits in line until a table is available. Most weekends the line exceeds outside the restaurant and around the corner. After waiting almost 45 minutes, our party of seven was overlooked for a party 15 that were in line behind us. We were seated within several minutes of that but not without hunger driven bad attitudes towards the hostess. All our negativity was lifted with one bite into the heavenly favors created by Pancake Pantry. I enjoyed every bite of my five sugar and spice pancakes.

While the pancakes were good…the friendship was even better. Few things compare to time with old friends whom you love and trust. We talked about changes, babies, relationships, families and jobs but the words were not as in important as the shared importance of our friendships. We all have matured and developed since first starting at Lipscomb together in the fall of 1997 but our friendships continue even stronger.


I greatly enjoyed my eighteen hours in Nashville because I was able to spend time with great friends. I thank God for creating friends!

Blogging into 2006

With slightly nervous fingers, I begin a new year as a member of the blogger club. As people around the world are beginning new habits or ending bad habits…I figure no better time to start. Since I’m not known for my great writing or grammar skills (my husband has to re-write all my papers)…hopefully this will be entertaining enough for you to return.

The purpose of this new habit is to keep in contact with my friends around the globe. My college roommate Laurie will speak to the fact that I’m not the world’s greatest in keeping friends up to date with my life. She recently got upset with me for only sending e-mails related to supporting Southwest Airlines’ fight to repeal the Wright Amendment. Hopefully this blog will allow the Internet community to know what is going on with Sam & Hollee.

Just before the holidays, I got to experience a wonderful trip to see the Capitol Christmas Tree lighting in Washington, DC. Southwest Airlines sponsored the event by flying an eight year old student from New Mexico to Washington to light the tree. The whole event was very magical and a once in a lifetime event for this girl from Texas.

Before I finish my first entry, I’d like to introduce my family.

My only child is about 85 lbs., chocolate brown and walks on four legs. Apache has been a part of our family for a few weeks before our engagement. She may not be the most well behaved dog but given her parents what could one expect. She is pictured here as the 2006 Ford Family Christmas logo.

Sam, my husband since June 28, 2003, is a native Texan. He loves football, hunting and anything else considered 'Texan'. I am still working to get him to cheer for the right UT orange which is in Tennessee.

Until next time...pray for rain in Texas!