The Last Time I......

1. Went to Disneyland/World: In May! With Grant's family.

2. Had a phone conversation that lasted over an hour: Joanna!

3. Saw a movie in the theater: Last weekend with Katie, we saw the Nanny Diaries!

4. Saw someone famous: Superbowl 2004!!

5. Took a car trip that was over 10 hours: Oooh it's been a LONG time!

6. Drank Kool-Aid: Probably about a year ago

7. Went to a school dance: Senior prom! (SO FUN)

8. Was on a boat: Labor day weekend I believe at the lake!

9. Was on a plane: September 12.

10. Ate a Rice Krispy Treat: That would be yesterday :)

11. Jogged: A few days ago when Moxie and I went for a run

12. Went to the doctor: Friday blaaaaah

13. Was out of the Country: ummm I guess that would be for our honeymoon in December/January of 2006/2007.

14. Washed my car: Grant washed it about a month ago. Thanks honey :)

15. Ate a bowl of cereal: Yesterday morning, Captain Crunch baby!

16. Held a baby: That would be Thursday night, I held Matt & Julie's little boy Jacob, SO CUTE

17. Watched an episode of Friends: a couple days ago, it was a rerun on TBS

18. Jumped up and down: When the new season of the Office was starting :)

19. Bought an item of clothing: Yesterday. (Macy's is having a HUGE sale ya'll!)

20. Vacummed: Sweet husband did it for me on Friday :)

21. Had to speak/perform in front of a large group of people: Grant and I sang at Ricky and Olga's wedding back in June... does that count?

22. Took a test: Wow, I guess that would be the spring semester of 2006.

23. Went to a wedding: Claire and Russell's in August!!

24. Used a phone with a cord on it: Everyday at work

25. Ate pizza: I think we ordered pizza about 2 weekends ago

26. Had a cup of coffee: Last week

27. Did a math problem by hand: Also Spring semester 2006! :)

28. Had a manicure or pedicure: Pedicure, over a month ago. Girls, it is TIME!

29. Got a package in the mail: About 2 weeks ago! It was a book from Sally

30. Updated my blog: Well before today, it was Thursday I believe! Sorry ladies!

OKAY, you are ALL tagged. You ALL have to do this one :) Have fun ladies!

How Not to Work Out

My sweet precious friend Katie sent me this video and I can't stop watching it. I can't breathe it's so funny! My heart goes out to this poor woman, but you can't not laugh at this. Oooh girl!

Ridiculously Cheesy

Hey ya'll! I rarely get to blog in the evenings but I have a few minutes while dinner is finishing! It's been a nice few days here......

Yesterday I got home from work and started right on my new recipe! I made pork chops braised in a white wine sauce. (FROM SCRATCH!) It was soooo good and I am getting more and more comfortable trying new things. Grant liked it too.

We don't have a television in our bedroom. I didn't think it was a good idea, I am SUCH a tv watcher that if I'm not careful I can get way too into it and I just thought it was a better idea for us to keep it in the living room! So last night it was rainy and chilly and we decided to have a little party! :) We folded out the fold out couch and watched all our shows in a more relaxed atmosphere. It was wonderful.

Now girls, you KNOW I watched The Bachelor. Let me just say, I am well aware that it is ridiculous and cheesy. Perhaps I'll even say it is ridiculously cheesy. It is a train wreck. I have already formed opinions though. :) We'll see how they turn out. If you watched it last night, be sure to read "The Bachelor Recaps" blog I have linked on the left. You'll love it :)

Today was a crazy, crazy hectic day at work. The other paralegal, Amanda, is vacationing with her girlfriends in Jamaica, so I am doing work for two. I am ready for her to come back, but I am sure she's having a wonderful time!

Now I am home, waiting for the cornbread to finish so we can have dinner. (I made red beans and rice tonight ya'll, with sausage! Grant is a happy camper). Right now our friend JP is over playing a new video game with Grant. Lord help me :)

Love ya'll!

Premiere Week!

Ladies!! I am SO excited about this week. It's PREMIERE WEEK! I watch far too much television, but this week is like Christmas for a TV watcher. All the season premieres start this week! I have been waiting!

MONDAY (tonight!)- THE BACHELOR. Do not make fun of me. You are not allowed to. I hadn't watched this show in YEARS, but got back into it during last season's Andy. This new guy is from Austin. Okay, so it's not the most intelligent show. But I like it! Also, if you ARE a cool person and watch it with me, every Tuesday morning this HILARIOUS girl Lincee writes a blog about it, recapping and making predictions. Her blog is linked over there to your left. Anyways, here is the new Bachelor, Brad Womack from Austin, Texas.

WEDNESDAY- KID NATION. Grant and I watched the premiere of this show LAST week and we love it. It's really funny and interesting. There's a little weird kid named Jared, Grant calls him Rainman. :)

THURSDAY- GREY'S ANATOMY AND THE OFFICE!!!! It's my favoritest of all favorites. The Office which is by FAR our favorite show on television, and Grey's Anatomy, which we are shamefully addicted to. Tonight on The Office we get to see how Jim and Pam are doing since their first date! Eeeeee!!!!! I'm a little worried about Grey's. Meredith's half sister is there now and I dont' want her moving in on Derek. No bueno. But here below is Jim & Pam. My favorite almost-couple.

Do any of you watch any of these shows? Would you like to watch with me!? I am SUCH a dork and clearly have too much time on my hands!

Oh yeah, one last thing. My precious sister Jaclyn FINALLY got a blog! I linked her, go say hi! Look at the precious pictures of baby Grace Parker :)

Love you all, have a FABULOUS week!

Up and at 'em

Good morning! This is a beautiful, gorgeous Sunday here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana! I'm about to start getting ready for church here in a minute, but I just have to share with all of you how good God is to me.

Grant has been out of town all weekend. He is in Birmingham, Alabama visiting his 2 greatest guy friends, Ben and Chris. I've been doing alot of traveling lately and I opted to not go and give him a good, long, guy weekend. So I've been here, in Louisiana, all to my lonesome. This could have been a very lonely, boring weekend. But it wasn't!

One thing I REALLY wanted to get accomplished this weekend was some housework. I really wanted to get my closet cleaned out a bit and do several loads of laundry and ironing so we have stuff to wear to work this week! Now, ladies, for those of you who know me or read this blog often, you know that motivation is a struggle for me. Sometimes I just have a really hard time getting started. And then, even if I do get my lazy butt up and get going, I have no joy in it whatsoever. I always feel like I'm wasting my time.

My dear girls, Friday night I got home from work and immediately started a load of laundry and mopping my floors. (I skipped Oprah, ya'll). I cleaned the kitchen and put a load of dishes in the dishwasher, all in the first half hour I was home from work. On a Friday! God blesses me with motivation coming out of my ears!

As if that wasn't a great enough gift, God did something extraordinary. I went to a movie. With a friend!!! That's right ladies, I made a new friend in Baton Rouge! Katie and her husband Mo attend the same church as me and Grant, and also the same weekly Bible Study. Katie's husband had to work this weekend, so Friday night we went to dinner and then went to see The Nanny Diaries (so cute). I needed some girl time and we had a blast.

Yesterday morning, Saturday, without an alarm, I woke up at 8:00. I put on a t-shirt and my tennis shoes, and I took my dog on a walk. At 8:15. On a Saturday morning. When I had nothing to do that day. (Ya'll, God is doing a MAJOR work in me!!). So after Moxie and I spent some quality time together :) I came back to the apartment and ironed my little heart out. I lit candles and blasted Amy Grant's Greatest Hits (holla back to 1986!!) and sang at the top of my lungs. And THEN, Katie came over cause Mo was working again. She brought her wedding album and I got mine out and we oohed and aahed at each other's wedding pictures and talked and talked and talked. I went back to her house with her last night and hung out with her and Mo for awhile so I wouldn't be home all alone.

This morning, I voluntarily woke up at 7:30 and decided to do a post before getting ready for church. Grant is coming home tonight (YAY!) so I am going to get a little bit more done this afternoon.

Praise God for the gift of motivation. Praise God for the gift of new friends! Praise God for beautiful days and beautiful, relaxing, productive weekends! God is SO good, He's so good to me!!

Red Headed Jen

I am a red head. I have red hair, fair skin, and freckles. I am classic red head! It can be both a blessing and a curse. My red headedness prevents me from getting a tan. But it also makes me very unique and different. An article was sent to me today that told me some facts about myself that I did not know!!

*Scientific studies show that red heads report a higher rate of bruising.

*Fair-skinned red heads lack the melanin needed to prevent a sunburn.

*Studies have shown that red heads are more sensitive to thermal pain and heat. (THIS IS WHY I AM NOT COMFORTABLE LYING OUT IN THE SUN ALL DAY!)

*Red heads require a greater amount of anesthesia in surgery.

*Queen Elizabeth I was a red head

*Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) is a famous (fictional) red head who once said, "My hair matches my temper." She is my favorite :)

*In the middle ages, red heads were thought to have the mark of the devil. Nice

*6% of America is red headed.

*Only 4% of the world is red headed

* Red hair is a recessive trait.

*Red hair is thought to produce a fiesty or hot tempered personality. (I already knew that one!)

Anyways, I just thought those were interesting. You blondies and brunettes don't have that many interesting facts about your hair color, now do ya? :)

Fried Chicken vs. Chicken Salad

So, at work, I'm typically the lunch girl. I pick up lunch for whoever needs it. I am normally driving to Timbuktu, but I get lunch. Soooo remember my last post? Remember how I said I was going to try to eat healthier? I have been doing okay so far.

Guess what everyone wants for lunch today? FRIED CHICKEN. With MACARONI AND CHEESE. And CORNBREAD. So I went and picked up FOUR meals of that wonderful, sweet smelling stuff.

Here is what I had for lunch:

Chicken salad

On whole grain bread

with fat free yogurt

and a Fresca.

La-dee-freaking-da!!!!

:) In all seriousness, my goals are not 100% perfect but I am doing okay. Today I am trying to get stuff done now, because Oprah is tivo'd and I can always watch it later.

The dishes are in the dishwasher.

One load of laundry is in the wash.

My favorite candle is lit.

And I am off to the land of bathroom sinks and countertops!

Do you see how I am trying to make myself excited?!!? I am using lots of exclamation points!!!! Yay for eating healthy!! Yay for housework!!! Yay for waiting to watch Oprah on a perfectly good lazy afternoon at home alone!!!!

Girls, I would appreciate it if you were to lift me up in prayer this afternoon. Thank you. ;)