i will slap my own wrist

I bet y'all thought I was a goner.  Not that anyone still checks in on me and my lonely little blog, or maybe you do?

Well A LOT has happened since I blogged last, and you guessed it I plan on running through all the details.  I suggest you grab a drink - or two.

Back in the middle of August I had decided I was over Lincoln and the place I was living (I will not call it home, because it wasn't).  I began to weigh my options on moving to another apartment in Lincoln, moving home with my parents and saving money, or buying a place in Omaha.  I choose the last option. 

I don't honestly even remember dates, besides the fact that I picked out all my flooring and counter tops on my birthday (August 21st).  Literally the six or eight weeks it took to finish off the house and close was a whirlwind in and of itself and then with a few other little things it was insane.

Somewhere in the middle of September I met a guy, and as his luck would have it I don't remember what day our first date was or any of that other stuff.  He happened to catch me when my life was moving a hundred miles an hour.  Lucky him. 

About two weeks into seeing him, and about a week before closing I got a promotion which has required a little more work than I had been doing. 

Basically somewhere in the end of September I closed on my house (once again, dates are not my thing)  and moved in all in one day.  I do remember it was a Thursday, only because I was annoyed at my realtor that it wasn't a Friday like I had asked for five hundred times.  I can be a little hard to work for. 

Ever since I moved in I have not had a single weekend or really any week nights where I have nothing to do.  Fall always seems a little crazy with football season and all, but then you add in a whole additional layer of crazy with moving, and social events, and traveling. 

I hate to admit that I have absolutely no pictures of my house completely finished.  I have plenty of construction pictures, but those seem a day late and a dollar short at this point.  I do plan on doing a "Christmas Tour" of my house soon though. After all I would hate not to share my three trees with the world.

Also, you can count on this - I will be a better blogger.  Not that I will write anything of substance (I think I have said that before), but something is better than nothing even if it is only for my memory.

Ignore that memory line, since I can't even remember when I closed on my house and that was just two months ago.  

true love

This past Friday my Mom and I left to see my one true love...Wyoming.  (I apologize to my Wyoming friends I didn't get to see)

I fell in love with Wyoming at a young age.  I traveled to Wyoming a lot as a kid with my Dad when he would be out there doing his thing (buying and selling feeder cattle aka feeder cattle order buyer).

On my gut instinct I decided to go to the University of Wyoming without looking back, and it was by far the best decision I ever made. 

Anyways when I made this decision my parents bought a home in Laramie for me to live at when I was going to school.  It worked out quite slick, and I really do love that place. 

Well the day has come and my parents sold the house, and thus I must move all of my junk out of there and to somewhere I actually live at. 

(I promise I am going somewhere with this)

We got there Friday evening at about 10 p.m and I got to go out with the guys.  Not my first choice of friends (ha! I love them to death but nothing beats my girlfriends!)

There is one photo of me from this weekend compaired to the 500 I would have had if the girls were there.  I didn't even take this photo.  I stole it from someone's facebook.  Illegal I know. 

(Also I know my arm looks huge.)

Well where I am going with this...

I love Wyoming.  I love my friends that even if I only see them every couple months we pick up where we left off. 

I just wish my girlfriends would have been there. 

...Oh and I need a bigger house.  I have to much crap.

3 for friday's

Well ya'll Kelsey over at The Richey's from BG tagged me on this little survey, and I am happy to do it.  I don't have the motivation to think of a real post today, and I am on my THIRD conference call of the day.  It is a little excessive on Friday's, it is typical!

3 NAMES I GO BY:

1. Megan

2. Meg

3. Megs

3 PLACES I HAVE BEEN:

1. Mexico

2. Hawaii

3. Alaska

3 FAVORITE DRINKS:

1. Diet Dr. Pepper

2. Water

3. A good Margarita!

3 JOBS I HAVE HAD:

1. A packing plant all through college

2. Sales (Uniforms, and more!)

3. Really only have had two jobs

3 TV SHOWS I WATCH:

1. Big Brother

2. Desperate Housewives

3. Real Housewives of...(New York, New Jersey)

3 PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT:

1. London

2. Costa Rica

3. Hilton Head

3 FAVE RETRO TV SHOWS:

(not really retro, but they are on Nick at Nite)

1. Home Improvement

2. Full House

3. George Lopez

3 FAVORITE DISHES:

1. Anything from Runza

2.Pollo Mateado from Corona Village in Laramie

3. My Mom's Chicken & Rice

3 THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO:

1. Jason Boland and Cross Canadian Ragweed next weekend

2. Hopefully getting into a bigger apartment or something soon

3. Football season

3 PEOPLE I'M TAGGING

1.Lesley

2. Heather

3. Lindsey K.

HAVE FUN!

Well I hope you can tolerate a little randomness, and I promise to post for real next week!

fieeesta!

It occurred to me last night (while I should have been sleeping) that I never posted about our little family fiesta.

It took place all of 48 hours after returning home from Mexico, and by the demand of my Cousin A it was "going to happen, NOW!"  If you know our family you know that A controls our doings.  This is much to my chagrin...she stole my youngest child spotlight eight and a half years ago.  I might still be bitter. 

I made this sign for the Fiesta.  Sometimes I need to let my creative side run wild and I really have nowhere else to do that.  

 

I had to take a picture of all of the dips involved in our fiesta.  Oh my word was that guacamole delicious.  I made it and I have never been so satisfied in my life.  (I learned a few secrets down in Mexico to make it that good!)

That would be my lovely Brother and A's little sister E.  E is in LOVE with my Brother, she thinks he is just the greatest thing since sliced bread!

That is A.  My little spotlight stealer.  Thief.  

No, but really I love her.  She idolizes me.  It works!

E is the comedian of our family.

She has been known to say "shut the front door" at the dinner table.  Or giggle uncontrollably for no reason.  She is a mess. 

E also happens to be as uncoordinated as the rest of us, and hasn't gotten the hang of getting on for a piggy back ride.  Were working on it. 

Just for good measure my Aunt J from Virginia bought the girls a pinata and filled it with the best loot ever!

The look A is giving her Mom in this picture absolutely describes her.  She is in those lovely almost pre teen years, there is a lot of eye rolling.  I choose to laugh and pray for her Mother!

That's the loot.  Loofahs, ring pops, necklaces, bracelets.  Not the junky loot that I am used to. 

Apparently stealing my thunder paid off.

the night the lights went out in lincoln

Before I begin I must tell you I am not incompetent nor lazy.

About two weeks ago the light in my closet burned out (I feel its necessary you know I have an 11ft ceiling in my closet). Anyways for the past two weeks I have made due using my bedroom light and just keeping the closet open. It worked, not perfectly but I sufficed.

Well Tuesday night my bedroom light burnt out. Done. I had NO light in my room or closet. So I did what any rational, independent 20 something would do. I called my Dad.

He made sure I didn't want him to come down right that minute to help, I agreed Wednesday evening would be soon enough. He only laughed and made one ore two jokes about how someday I am going to have to learn to change my own light bulbs. In which I told him I can change a light bulb I just don't stand and bar stools alone to do so. Safety first.

Not even thinking that my Dad wouldn't bring his own light bulbs from his stash I didn't buy any. Well he didn't bring any. Seriously the mad believes everything is better in bulk. Why would I go buy my own light bulbs. I mean I haven't bought light bulbs, well ever.

The moral of this story, my Dad is now answering his phone "Charlie's Electric."

Frankly I don't appreciate it.

sanity

I have so much going on lately I think I might be making myself sick.  I have a serious sore throat and I am in a constant state of needing a nap, but not really letting myself do that after work.

I have some big stuff in the works both at work and around the house.  I finally decided what I want to do with the area behind my bed.  It took me 9 months, and a trip to Oklahoma City to figure it out.  And of course I couldn't just "buy" it I have to do some of the "work."

It involves sanding, painting and nails.  Wish me luck people. 

I did take two pictures in Oklahoma City last weekend.  One of the Wormy Dog, and another of the funniest thing ever...I almost bought it and sent it to one of you girls but I couldn't pick just one.  Maybe I should have made some silly pass it along chain game. (Listen to me, I make projects for myself.  I am nuts)

If you can't read that first one, blow it up.  You will laugh I promise. 

Well ya'll I think I really am going to try and do nothing tonight (I was so sad I have to miss my small group tonight because of whatever this throat thing is I have going on, ick!)

pity

I don't know who I pity more ya'll for actually reading what is likely to be my lengthiest post ever or me for writing it.

No wonder it took me next to forever to actually hack this out.  (Your Welcome Lesley!)

Anyways. Moving on.

About two weeks ago my Mom and I left for Mexico (Puerto Vallarta) to meet up with one of my closest childhood friends and her Mom.  We had no real plans, mostly just tan and take in a sight or two.

(Now for you sheer viewing pleasure I will enlighten you with a few pictures of...myself!)

Or maybe one of my Mom and I.

Day two we went into town, enjoyed Senor Frogs and did a little shopping.  Nothing to exciting. 

Finally we decided we needed to sign up for some excursions.  (Which for those of you out there who I went to Mexico with last year...it was the same guy!)

Our first excursion was to be mild.  A lovely Pirate Ship dinner cruise.  I did this cruise the last time I was down in PV and loved it!

Clearly I get a little excited about semi-good looking Pirates, what am I 12?

(No my eyes are not shut)

We had a great time, dinner was good they had a Native Mexican show before the main event...THE PIRATE SHOW!

As we took our seats for the show I was getting really excited, I had told everyone about the guy that jumps over board and the fireworks, and the really cruddy acting.  I am a sucker for cheesy acting.

About two minutes into the actual pirate show the pirates are having some battle over someones Sister with swords.

Well at some point one of the swords broke and came flying through the air hitting none other than, ME!

It hit my chin and all I thought was dang that's going to leave a bruise not even thinking I might be bleeding.  As I turned to look at the rest of my group the lady behind us (who was from AR and we had made friends with and was super sweet) said she's bleeding!

Throwing me into a complete tissy I cupped my hands and caught insane amounts of blood in my hands.  They whisked us away into a first aid room on the second floor.  Where some wanna be Chippendale's dancer turned pirate cleaned up my wound.  (With strict instruction from D's Mom P, a nurse...who was also taking care of my seasick Mother.  When it rains it pours)

(I stole that off D's facebook hence it being small)

After they got it all cleaned up and we got back to land (I was thanking my lucky stars we were only 35 minutes out) they took me to a Mexican hospital.

Ladies and Gentlemen I have never been so glad to live in American and have our health system, no matter the cost!

There was some talk of stitches, which I narrowly avoided.  Steri strips did the job and they told me to get a tetanus shot when I got back to America (ya think!)

They also applied a pressure bandage (fancy name for hideous) that had to stay on for 24 hours.  I contemplated staying in the room the whole next day.  I mean look at this...

Instead I decided to channel my inner Michael Jackson.

The hat I made so much fun of my Mom for buying, and I wore it.  Oh the horror. 

We went about our business in Mexico and I got to take the pressure bandage off and cover my battle wound with a band aid over the steri strips.  Much more tolerable and discreet.

We went zip lining which I almost ducked out on, I mean can ya blame me!  You take a sword to the face and not question if your doomed zipping across a jungle 400 feet up.

Obviously that wasn't 400 ft.  This was the last one to the bridge and the only picture my Mom got.  Don't worry she bought the video of the really high ones.  If you ever have nothing better to do for 45 minutes I am sure she would let you borrow it.

Band aid and all and you can barely see it. 

Mom's and girls.

And just because I lived through zip lining I took my braveness to another level.  Para sailing. 

When I called Belle.of.the.Blog to tell her all about the trip and how much I missed her being there like last time we had this conversation.

Me: Yeah, and just because I hadn't had enough excitement on the last day I went para sailing.

Belle: Megan didn't we decide against that the last time because it was sketchy and unsafe.

Me: Yes we did.  Although we thought the pirate ship was safe, and clearly wasn't

So that ya'll was our trip in a nutshell.  We really did have a wonderful time minus that one incident.  It makes me so grateful to have the best parents in the World.  I wouldn't trade them for anything. 

teaser

Tomorrow I will tell the stories of our trip to Mexico. 

I know I had really good intentions of doing this last week, but I decided to go to Oklahoma City this weekend, so last week was packed full to get ready.

Maybe I will tell ya'll tomorrow how much I LOVE Oklahoma City too.  Always have. Maybe its the cowboy hats and politeness I am a sucker for.  Ha!

Well I will see ya'll tomorrow!

still here

I promise I haven't forgot about ya'll, I have just been busy. I got home last night after being gone for nearly two weeks. I spent the better part of last week working from Omaha so I just stayed there...without my personal laptop!

So anyways if I can squeeze it in I will blog tonight. I am a busy girl! Ha!

lemons into lemonade

Anyone in sales knows that you're bound to have an "off" week at some point. Its only natural, and its horrible.

I had my "off" week last week and when I left on Friday I was close to a "I suck" meltdown. Needless to say I went on to fret and think all weekend. There is no way I could have another "off" week considering I am on vacation. No way, I need to essentially cram three weeks into one.

When Monday morning rolled around I had a plan and I wasn't going to give up. Because really I had nothing in my back pocket for this week and I was looking straight at another "off" week.

Needless to say after a lot of hard work it has paid off. I am seeing the benefits of hard work and some personal goals!

Let me tell you if you're not in sales it is not for the weak. There is no leaving work at work, or at least not with what I sell. Every place I go is a potential customer. Nearly every business uses a service such as the one I sell.

"Off" weeks are horrible and I am so glad I have reached my goal for the week (not that I am stopping) so I can relax for a whole 48 hours before we leave. Just maybe I can avoid a serious breakout if I relax.

long week ahead

I have a really long week ahead of me as I prepare for a week off (more on this in a minute...) it seems like I need to do two weeks worth of work in one on top of all the packing and cleaning and life organizing.  Talk about stress a sister out!
Next Saturday we are headed to Mexico.  Puerto Vallarta to be exact, and the same place I went last year.  I am really excited about this trip, after all I feel like I have been planning it forever. 

That's the resort, not the greatest picture but ya'll will just have to deal until I come back with picture overload.

My goals this weekend were lofty, start some sort of tan so I don't fry in Mexico.  Well I succeeded.  I aim high I tell ya!

Is anyone else watching (or did you watch) the Brooks and Dunn tribute concert tonight.  Whoa!  I can remember certain things about some of these songs and they make me so happy or a little sad.  I am so glad I got to see this duo live!

If you follow me on twitter you might be sick of my trip down B&D memory lane.  I apologize, bear with me! Ha!

I hope ya'll have a good week I will try and catch a few minutes to update!

miss priss, and her pillows

Now, just because I have found some cream pillows to go with the mother of all paisley pillows does not mean I am done with this topic.  I still want chocolate brown pillows.  It could be a while I tend to be overly picky.

Look at that beauty! Ha! It's all about the little things in life...including pillows.

Now the best part of this is I can reverse the pillow for more of a "fall" look.

I may or may not have justified this purchase because it is reversible.  My reasoning has never been real great.

I have also filled my three tier platter with nick knacks. 

I can just squeal with the excitement I have when I look at this thing.  I do love a good project and this has been one of those. 

Now I must apologize for how uninteresting and mindless my posts tend to be.  I have never claimed to be a writer.  Ha!

black thumb

Throughout my four years of college I took numerous agroecology classes, wrote a hand full of papers about weeds, and crop  management but I can't keep a house plant alive.  Not so sure I could keep any real crops alive either...best left unknown. 

I am going to take a shot at a pot of flowers this summer though.  I bought this kit at Target (big shock), and it comes with everything I could possible need...including soil. 

I figure if I begin to fail I will only be $12 in  poorer because of it, and really the pot is salvageable. 

Wish me luck...it should be an interesting little task for me.  Just one of my summer projects that I am sure I will ruin.  Just wait until I tell you about my end table project...it involves sanding, paint, and tools.

Once upon a time

Once upon a time there was a place that I lived that I loved very very much...

Wyoming was that place.

This past weekend I got to take a trip down memory lane with a few of my favorite people!

We started our little trip at our favorite little hangout, The Ranger.  The home of quite a few memories the past five years.  Both bad and good.  Some so good it makes me cry, and then some so bad it makes me cry.

Then we ventured to a little place that didn't even exist "back in the day." A fancy shmancy little sushi place right in the middle of a Cowboy town.  It's odd, but if there is one thing I like about Laramie in general its that it is a little odd. 

Following a bunch of fun and stuffing ourselves full we headed to The Library, now don't kid yourself we didn't go read books.  The Library in Laramie is a bar (although we did have one with real books, I think?).

We met up with some more of my favorite people and reminisced about when we used to be cool, and promised ourselves we would never become lame.

A few more pit stops later (gangster dancing and so on) and we were at "The" Cowboy.  This is where it all goes down in Laramie.  And none other than Chancey Williams and the Younger Brother Band were playing.  I spent a good portion of my freshman and sophomore years of college hanging out with these guys.  I spent more nights than I can count on their couch on Grand Ave.  It makes me so happy that I go to to see them.

I even did my fair share of dancing, which if you know me at all know is completely out of character.  It was a really good weekend. 

These are "my people" and I am so grateful that I got the best four years of my life with them.  Looking back it was really sad to leave it all behind, but that doesn't mean that we can't still have these really fun reunion weekends.  I appreciate my time with them so much more now (not that I didn't then).

And knowing that we can still be fun...

Makes these trips something to really look forward too.  I can't wait for our next big weekend together, whenever and wherever it may be. 

Until then I will be getting a visit from my best friend really soon, and that couldn't make me happier!

it's almost over

The long awaited waited wait of a post with pictures should be up tonight some time. Let's just say I shed a few tears and will have a new computer by the end of today.

So hold your horses ya'll they are coming!

finding my place

I am beginning to feel like I can tolerate this living in Lincoln business yeah I know it took 8 months. I am slow (hello Biology 1010, ya'll should have known I was slow).

I am so excited it is May 1st, I have a really busy and exciting month of May! Starting with my cousins birthday tonight which will mean a fun night of going out. And next weekend...

The BIG weekend we all return to Wyoming for a glorious reunion I am sure we will never forget. I know it is graduation weekend and were going to celebrate all of our friends success, but that small piece of me is more excited to relive my college days.

Then there are a couple busy weekends...and then it is time for MEXICO! I have been looking forward to this trip since December. in case your wondering my friend (D) and her Mom will be joining my Mom and I on this trip.

I have a feeling this month will fly by!

I hope ya'll are enjoying May so far...all 10 hours of it! Ha!

**for the record I wrote this post while in the drive thru lane at Starbucks. 20 minutes later I have coffee ya'll.

The great pillow debacle of 2010

About two weeks ago I made a trip to Kansas City with my cousin and her family. We spent the night at the Great Wolf Lodge, but that wasn't the real purpose of the trip (much to her kids' disappointment).

The real purpose, Nell Hill. Basically the best thing to come out of Kansas...besides Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz.

I got this beautiful pillow that I had been lusting over for about a month, I was so happy and didn't think to much about the chocolate brown and cream accent pillows I would need as well. I mean really you would think finding these pillows would be a breeze.

Not so much, I for the life of me couldn't find a cream pillow...not tan, not yellowy, cream!

Finally this weekend I found them. Now I am a little worried about how I am going to spend my free time since I don't have to hunt for pillows...?

I can't wait to show ya'll pictures of the pillows. I have about given up on fixing my Mac, and just buying a notebook laptop.

Soon. Ya'll. Soon.

Thunderstorms and More

I promise I have oogles and oogles of pictures to post as soon as I get my laptop fixed, in the meantime I will continue to take pictures and mentally write blog posts.

Living in tornado alley for the bulk of my life (minus my four year stint in Wyoming). I grew up with tornadoes, and hail, and straight line winds you would think 22 years later I would be used to all of this...wrong!

I hate thunder or lightning, I run for cover when the sirens start blaring. Unlike some of the other yahoos in my family (namely my Dad and Brother) who stand on the porch and watch...dummies. All the while I am in the basement with a blanket over my head kissing my life goodbye.

I am a sissy.

Now to add to my hate of thunderstorms. No more believing my Mom when she tells me "oh that's far away from here, don't worry" (why I trusted the lady who can't read a map to save her life is beyond me).

I am all alone here. No one to hole my hand or tell me "its far away."

I bring this all up because tonight is supposed to be the first big storm. Needless to say I won't sleep a wink tonight, and you better believe I will have the TV on all night...just in case.

If ya'll are lucky I might take some pictures...from inside. I won't be the yahoo on the deck. Not even for the sake of my blog.

Spring in the midwest

Ladies and maybe Gentlemen, spring has sprung here in the midwest! After four "spings" in Wyoming I forgot what spring looked like. I had almost accepted snow in May, and no grass until July, but I am wiser than that! How I love green grass and tulips.

I would love to show all of you Wyoming dwellers these beautiful spring things, but I still am laptop less (except for my work one...)

This past weekend I spent with my Dad and sale barn operators of Nebraska at a Livestock Marketing Association spring meeting, it was so nice to hear about the livestock industry from professionals who know more than politicians (not that that's to difficult).

It really made me hope I can go to the big meeting in OKC this year, or maybe I just want to go to OKC for my favorite restaurant. Yeah that's probably more like it.

I love getting my fill of the livestock industry!

And...just because I have no one to tell...I was the 10th commenter on The Pioneer Woman's last post. Pretty much completes my life I wasn't even first and I am happy, clearly I have high hopes for myself.

Technology is not my thing

In the past four days I have had one to many run ins with technology. I am 99 percent sure my hard drive on my Mac laptop has bit th dust (making this the second time in two years). Not good.

And no I didn't have anything backed up. I will now.

Now this morning I logged into my work laptop and my documents were GONE. Every last one of them. I called my sales manager in complete panic, he didn't answer. I called in IT in Burbank thinking there was no way anyone would be there. There was, thank God. He fixed it.

I will be backing up that computer too.

And as we speak I am on the phone with IT as they try and solve all my issues with this new sales tool.

I am pushing two hours on the phone with IT today.

Clearly I never took a computer class in college. I feel like a dumb blonde every time I talk to them.

I bet this is really an exciting post for ya'll.

In really exciting news, I am going to Nell Hill this weekend. I can't even imagine what kind of good stuff I will find there.

convenience obviously doesn't mean squat

Well well well, I thought when I discovered blogger on my phone I would blog more. I was wrong. It has been over a week. Not that much has happened in this week.

On Tuesday night I went to my parents house for the night. My Mom's entire extended family was in town from Vegas and so she planned a gathering for everyone, local or not.

It was awesome. I am a huge believer in family, and I love seeing everyone. We had so much fun just talking and the kids playing it was great!

The rest of the week I spent stressing about this weekend and next week. I was awfully concerned about getting my laundry done before this weekend because I am leaving for an overnight work trip Monday.

But in true Megan fashion just because I was worried about getting everything done I cleaned the house and avoided laundry. Which leads me to today.

Sitting here doing laundry. Lovely. I would hire someone to do my laundry. I would pay big bucks (if I had them).

I promise to blog from my computer soon and share about my trip to Wyoming. If you can believe this I have a post about Sushi in Wyoming in the works. It completes me. Oh and I found true love while I was away too...in a pair of boots. That's a post I am working on as well.

As my Grandma would say "shit or get off the pot". I promise to do this soon and show ya'll my loves. Boots and Sushi.

To all of my loyal readers...

...All 5 of you.

I have discovered I can write a post from my BlackBerry, yeah I know I am a quick learner. The best part is the fact that on a real computer I catch myself double tapping the space bar to insert a period. And my phone spell checks as I go along.

Best thing I learned all week. Or not.

I am actually at the airport now waiting to fly off to Wyoming (via Denver of course and I am actually getting a ride from Denver). I am rambling now.

I have carried on my luggage and I have yet to hyperventilate because of it. And as far as I know I didn't forget anything and everything fit. Success.

Oh and just because this post has no real substance I feel like I need to add the fact I live for airport people watching. It makes me feel better about myself. I dare you to judge me because of it.

If only I had something exciting to write about...

I have nothing, nothing at all to write about.  Which I guess is a good thing.

Tonight I have some catching up on my DVR to do.  I mean how could I live my life if I knew I skipped an episode of 16 and Pregnant.  I heard last weeks is a tear jerker, I mean if that is possible with 16 and Pregnant.

I do have a really big and exciting weekend ahead of me.  I have never been so excited to go to Wyoming in my life!  I feel like it has been forever since I have seen my friends.  I am looking forward to a calm weekend (any of you who knew me in college know "calm" is not a good way to describe my upcoming weekend).

Speaking of my trip this weekend I learned something about myself, I am an overly meticulous planner.  I wrote out my outfits for this weekend down to the scarfs and shoes.  Pathetic right, not when you consider this is the first time I don't plan on checking luggage when  fly.  I will let ya'll know how that works for me.  I smell disaster.

And if you can go ahead and ignore my post gym hair, and clothing I will show you a picture of my new glasses I picked up today (sidenote: I love eye insurance!)

It's 7:47 pm and it isn't dark.

I would just like to document the fact that I have a love hate relationship with daylight savings time.  It is great that it is nearly 8pm and it is still light enough to see outside.  This new found light is helping my mood for sure!

I was getting a little sad there a couple weeks ago, I wouldn't say that I am totally out of this funk yet but the end is near.

On the flip side I have been exhausted this week.  I am trudging though it though because now I really feel like I have "time" to do things after work.  This "time" is directly related to the longer amounts of light.

By this time next week I won't even remember I was frustrated with daylight savings time!

In some fun news the Easter Bunny visited a little early this year...(or my Parents).  Either way it was one good Easter Bunny...

The Easter Bunny left before he had to help me put them together...

Finished product...

Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball

This week over at Kelly's Korner it is all about your favorite charities.  I hold a place in my heart for the Nebraska Cattlemen's Ball.  I have been attending the Ball since I was probably 12, and I love what a group of Cattlemen and their families can do for Cancer research.

This year I have become involved with the decorating and table linens portion of the Ball, I got in a little late as it really is an all year planning timeline.  I wasn't in Nebraska last summer so I couldn't get involved at the ground level like I would hope to. 

Next year I have already volunteered myself to help and be involved from day one! I am so excited to be involved with this amazing event!

Anyone in the cattle industry knows that the market is always changing, and the profit isn't always very much.  This being said you would never know that these cattlemen and women aren't rolling in the dough.  

People give all they can give to this event, and it shows.  Everyone holds a sense of ownership, and pride in this event.  Over the past 10 years they have raised over 3 MILLION DOLLARS for Cancer research, all in two days a year!  This money stays here in Nebraska at UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, which makes it all the more worth is.

This event is literally done and over within 48 hours each year!  It amazes me what a wonderful bunch of cattlemen and women can accomplish to battle this awful disease!

I look forward to telling ya'll more about the benefit this year and in the next year while we plan for the next one!