And the tribe has spoken...

Sure I've mentioned once or twice a dozen times that I'm a reality show addict. I even did this post citing on the lessons I've learned by watching these shows.

But my group of friends and I have taken reality TV to a whole different level. Not only do we watch, and guess who's going home or going to win, but we bet money on it.

We started doing this a million seasons ago with Survivor and now we do it with Big Brother too. Each player gets a Survivor (or BB) name for $10. All the money goes into a pool and if your Survivor wins then you get all the money. It's winner take all...and it definitely makes the show more interesting.

Last night we drew names and I got Jerry.

He's 49, from Rock Hill SC, and a Sgt. in the US Army. This means he looks good on paper (or online as that's where I found the info) but as I've come to realize you can never tell who's going to win.

Past winners included 10 men, 7 women, ranging in age from 22 to 58 so you can't automatically count out anyone since they all have the same shot at winning. Except I really think Jerry is going to pull it out this year...

...that's why I'm already shopping for my summer sandals that Survivor is going to make possible.

Good Stuff

This weekend we had the privilege of going to an All District concert to watch my SS perform. He auditioned in December and made 1st Chair Symphonic Band, which is as good as you can get. (Our school had 5 students that performed but SS was the only one that made 1st Chair! They will all be featured in tomorrow's paper. BTW, he's the one at the end and his bff is in the middle.)


This is the fourth year in a row that's he has made All District, starting at 4th Chair Concert Band and then moving his way up a little each year. Of course we were very proud of him and excited for him because now he will get the opportunity to audition for All State.

SS plays the baritone for concert/symphonic band, the trombone for jazz band and the sousaphone in marching band. Even though I insist on singing at the top of my lungs in the car, he didn't get his musical gifts from me. Shocking I know.

Actually I can't figure out which family member he may have gotten this from but I'm glad he's got it because he's made it his own thing.

In other good news, I checked my email this morning only to find out that I had won TWO different contests! Un-be-lieve-able.


First one I got was from the infamous Bakerella saying that I won a Bake L♥ve tee and a year subscription to Taste of Home. If you haven't visited her site you must, you must, you must. Her goodies are to die for...but so cute you don't know if it's edible.

Plus now she's got my crazy profile picture up as the winner so that's reason enough to visit.

Then I got one from Tricia @ Once A Month Mom telling me I won a certificate for a free mini-dessert at Carrabba's. Mmmmmmmm I heart Carrabba's. And desserts. And Once A Month Mom for giving me free dessert.

And my sweetie left this comment about yesterday's post:

"Hey if we do Valentines day nite why cant I play a football tournment early games be home by 3 pm and ready to go by 4 pm. We have valentines day everyday. You are the most perfect gal for me. I dont need one day I have 365 days of you."

~heart melting~

So tell me what GOOD STUFF has happened to you recently.

The Uninspired Monday Meme

Tattooed Minivan Mom had this genius idea to do our own memes today. I think it is a brilliant idea because I'm a loser and didn't come up with any blog fodder for today. Now I can post something to keep the masses (okay all 4 of you) coming back.

Their are a few simples rules involved in playing with TMM - she likes things easy, and that's all I'm going to say on that subject. First I'm answering my own meme and linking to it on her page. Her bff Mr. Linky is there with everyone that is participating. If you want to use any of the memes that are linked up, make sure you use their title AND link back to them. Easy peasy, chicken greasy right?!

Let the games begin!

1. Are you a morning person or a night owl?

Definitely a night owl. I hate getting up early and most I'm notorious for hitting the snooze button several times. In fact I purposely set my clock forward 20 minutes so that I can hit the snooze button.

2. Do you have any food hangups?

Lots. I hate seafood - all seafood - except I will eat LJS fish. I hate raw onions but would eat grilled onions everyday. I like some foods crisp, especially fries and others maybe even a little charred like hot dogs.

3. Who was your favorite singer when you were 13?

Since this is my meme, I'm going to cheat and list a group - NSYNC I meant to say NKOTB, as in New Kids On The Block but I'm a dork and got it mixed up. My Lil Sis called and told me I was stupid. OMG they were the shit back then. My favorite was Donnie cause he was the bad boy of the group. As if you could be in a boy band and also be bad. I'm so glad I didn't know that back then or it would have totally ruined the fantasy for me.

4. Do you remove your makeup every night? Better yet do you wear makeup?

I never leave my house without makeup. Sad but true. And even sadder is that I do not remove my makeup before bed. Sometimes, but most times it seems like a hassle so I just don't do it. It's pure laziness.

5. When was the last time you cried and why?

I think it was when I was watching the news a week ago and totally PMS'ing. A beauty salon had burned down in a town about 45 minutes away and I just felt so bad for these ladies on TV. Since then I have teared up watching various TV shows (Friday Night Lights) and movies. Before the news incident I cried when I heard "Fancy" by Reba McEntire on the radio.

6. What are your Valentine's day plans?

We don't have any official plans. In fact S thinks he is playing in a football tournament on Saturday cause "the games will be early". Notice I said he thinks. We'll probably do dinner and maybe have a repeat of Honeymoon night.

7. What are you most looking forward to this month?

I'm hoping for warmer weather, pedicures and sandals. But I heard that danged rodent saw his shadow so I don't know if it will be warm enough for sandals this month. Even if it's not I still want a pedicure like whoa.

8. What's your favorite reality TV show?

If you were here during theme week, you know I love a bunch of them so it's hard to choose. I think I'm going to have to ghetto with this answer and say the new season of I Love Money. You know on VH1. Oh, I'm the only one that watches that? Hmph.

9. When was the last time you were called beautiful?

Last night. Yesterday. Night before. Friday. Thursday. You get the picture. My hubs tells me all the time that I'm beautiful, pretty, hot...whatever springs to mind I guess. What I really love is when he says it and I'm in my pajamas, with yesterday's make up on and I haven't even brushed my hair.

10. Finally, how hard was it to come up with these answers?

In my case it was hard to come up with the questions...because I would write one and then think..."wait I have to answer that!" then I would backspace it all and start again.

So if you play along and use my meme make sure you use my title AND link to me AND let me know you did so that I can come read your answers. Don't forget to visit TMM for even more memes...for those uninspired Mondays that you might have.

Honeymoon Night

At least that's what S keeps calling tonight.

I think he's a wee bit excited that SS is participating in a school function that will require him to be gone overnight. Cause we are never "teenager-less" in our house. At least not overnight.

SS often goes to his friends house on the weekends but he never stays because he works on Saturday and Sunday mornings. And the last time he was gone overnight because of school, S was with him at band camp.

I don't know what S is expecting but by calling it Honeymoon Night it is a clear indication that he is expecting something. Just google Honeymoon night and check out the images - I'm sure these are some of the same things he's thinking of, but I'm all about keeping it PG-13 around here so I'll let you do your own search.


Yeah. Right.

What would you do on a child free night? More importantly do you get child free nights? Remember I'm trying to keep my PG-13 rating.

TV...A Constitutional Right?

So in all honesty they aren't seeking to add it to the Constitution but still what the hell is wrong with Congress?! First it was THEIR idea to have everything changed to digital and the initial deadline was set by them - February 17, 2009. Second, when the decision was made they provided a THREE YEAR time frame to get everything transitioned.

Now they have moved the date back. Now that all the TV stations have spent the time and money to upgrade. Now that those costs have been passed onto us - And you know it has. Now that millions of consumers have upgraded their televisions, added cable or satellite, or purchased their converter box.

NOW they changed the date to June 12, 2009.

This really ticks me off because of all the reasons why I listed above, but more than that. These buffoons in Congress are just plain crazy. With everything going on in our country (and beyond, because let's not forget we are still at war) they are concerned about whether every American will be able to watch TV?!

Are they serious?

I don't remember anyone saying to me that I have the right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness AND clear digital TV. Is it in the wording somewhere with right to bear arms and free speech? Cause maybe I missed that part.

Well I hope the thousands of people that are unemployed, or homeless, or barely scraping by get their priorities in line with Congress. Forget about unpaid mortgages or rising utility costs. Forget about gas prices or grocery recalls. Forget about health care.

Focus on what really matters - The Digital Television Switch.

*End rant.

...Not Going Softly...

It started with one or two and then much like Gremlins when they are wet, they multiplied. For some mysterious reason they took up residence right in the front of my hair. It's pretty obvious (to me at least) whenever I pull my hair back that I have gray hair.

I have colored my hair every few months just to cover the gray, choosing to use a semi-permanent color close to my natural shade because I wasn't trying to rock the boat, just get rid of the Gray Gremlins.

The combination of the GG's, the fact that I will be 33 next month (THIRTY THREE people...I was just 24 yesterday right?!?!) and the winter blahs compelled me to take a more aggressive approach to these pesky intruders.

Let me demonstrate. I started with this:

Do you see it? The gray streak right in front?

Well I decided to fight fire with fire. I laughed in their face when I did this.



I took those ugly, aging grays and made them lighter, blonder with a bit more edge.

I might have to grow old but I don't have to go softly.

I Dare You To Call This Wimpy

It's official. Mother Nature has gone crazy. Yesterday I only worked half a day and when I left the house it was a warm, beautiful 60 degrees outside. If you follow me - Do you follow me? - then you saw my updates yesterday about what a gorgeous day it was.

Then it all went to hell in a hand basket.

1 PM = Bright, sunny, 60 degrees
4 PM = Cloudy, breezy, 46 degrees
6 PM = Dark, raining, 38 degrees
6:30 PM = Snowing, 31 degrees

It went from beautiful spring-like weather to snow within a matter of hours. By the time we got home our front yard was covered.

In true blogger fashion here are the pictures...












...Proving that Mother Nature has mood swings just like the rest of us ladies.

Or maybe I'm the only one that cries about a beauty shop burning down that is 45 minutes away just because I feel bad for the owner. Not because I've ever been there or know them personally. Cause I haven't and I don't.

~sigh~ Aren't hormones great?