FIERCE!

Christian pulled it out! He WON! WOO HOO! I knew he had it in him! What a fun episode last night! Oh how I will miss Project Runway! Nothing compares to the shows creativity and crazy characters! Loves it! I hope I get to see more of Christian soon! I will miss my Tim Gunn too! I sure do need that bobble head for my desk Gregor. Hint hint!

I must say...

that I love EBAY! Look what I just bought! Anyone who knows me, knows that I love love love antique jewelry, and I love flowers. This little gem reminded me of the style of flowers I paint in my art. So, I was super excited to see an antique crazy flower silver pendant! I hope it gets here soon!

Hooray!

Christie Kennedy is the new district judge for the Smith County 114th Judicial District

Smith County District Judge 114th Judicial District GOP -- 78 of 78 precincts reporting (100%)
Smith County
Republican Primary

	Christi KENNEDY [R]	10,699	54%	(X)
	Alan BROWN [R]	9,041	46%

GO Vote!

I am super busy today. This is all I got- good thing I voted early! Go Christy Kennedy for District Judge!

The Weekend Report...

Well I woke up this morning to crazy thunder and lightening. I did not get out of bed until about 7:35-7:40am! I so had to take a shower, and was about 30 mins late to work. Great start to my Monday! Luckily, no one cares if I am late, and no one cares if I have wet hair and zero make up! I am going with my natural crazy curly hair today- I feel free!!!!!!! Anyways, here is how my weekend happened:

Friday night Greg and I went to dinner, then home for a little TLC What Not to Wear. Then he took me to Barnes and Nobles (he has the keys to my heart memorized), where I purchased the excitingly long Pillars of the Earth. I am pretty pumped to get into all 1000 pages of it! The Other Boyleyn Girl was scandalous, but good. I recommend if you can handle a little risky behavior.

Saturday, I woke up and went shopping with Christie. Wow we had a good time! I purchased a little jacket, that I am not quite sure I want to keep yet, and Christie went crazy! She needed some new school clothes, so we helped her get some! So much fun and everything she bought was beautiful! She is the most stylish teacher in Tyler! We then met Julie and the girls for lunch. Sarah has an under bite just like I did. I swear she could be mine. It is getting a little odd! Love the girls!

That afternoon Greg and I treated ourselves to a massage. Misty was amazing as usual, and I was utterly relaxed. We also cleaned out some of our old junk out of the garage. Not so relaxing, but not awful either. We have bulk trash week going on, and people have already snagged half of the goodies we junked. I am kind of glad though. I would rather someone use it then having to chunk it in a landfill! That night Greg and I went to Jucy's. My gosh it is the greasiest hamburger in Tyler. Tyler is pretty famous for Jucy's, but it is one of those once a year type places. I felt yuck when we left!

On Sunday Greg and I were naughty and slept until 10:30! So didn't mean to!!! I bolted up from bed and got ready to meet Courtney and Dave in Canton. Poor Gregory had to work all day! He has a huge trial that starts tomorrow, and then he has to drive to Austin on Wednesday if his trial is finished. Poor hubby! He works so hard!
Court and I had a wonderful time shopping, and Dave and Berkley had a wonderful time following us! I purchased a saucy new hat for tennis, and a wooden sign that says family for my bookshelves. Court got lots of fun stuff for her new house. I am so excited to help get it ready! Yeah for the Brysons! Courtney has more details of my close encounter with death on her page. It was traumatic!

When I got back from Canton, Greg was still working, and I went over to Christie's house for a bbq cook out! So fun! Christie made the world's greatest brownies from SCRATCH! Amazing! I didn't know she had such amazing baking skills! Yum-O!

All and all, a wonderful weekend! I am getting focused for a busy week, but I am already looking forward to Friday!

P.S. Went home for lunch and we have no power! BOO! The tree next door decided to fall on our power lines. Pray we have power when I get home! The Little People show comes back on tonight!

It's Caturday Eve!

I had a random thought today...

I was sitting in my car, about to head home to meet my beloved for a little lunch, when I saw our happy mailman at work driving away in his little white jeep. I thought to myself, I think it might be kind of fun to be a mailman. Maybe I should quit my job and become a mail"woman."

In our neighborhood we have little drop slots for the mail, so the mailman is always walking with his bag from house to house. I thought to myself, wow I bet it is a great feeling to have the simple task of walking door to door delivering mail. It is great exercise, and such low stress! You get plenty of vacation days, and I am sure the hours aren't very bad. You don't really have to talk to anyone all day if you don't want to, and nobody is there to bug you while you work.

At this point, I was thinking- wow I should totally become a mailman.... but then my good sense came in. I started to think about how my mail comes on Saturday. I would never want to work on Saturdays! I do believe the mailman also works on Christmas Eve- that is a no no for me too! I also started to think about the uniforms. I had enough of those at TCA. What if your route was in the ghetto, and what if someone tried to take your packages! I also thought about how dogs never really like the mailman, and you have to work when it is cold and rainy. I bet it is pretty chilly in those little white jeeps in the winter, not to mention walking around in it all day! I also bet that all that mail gets pretty heavy in those bags, and I don't think I would like to carry such a dull heavy bag all day. (Maybe Coach should make the US Mail bags- but I will save that for a different day).

So, with everything considered, I decided that I should not quit my job and become a mailman. This was seriously what I was thinking about on my way home for lunch. Am I weird? I think the scholarship season stress is getting to me already!

These are a Few of My Favorite Things

I am in the mood to be happy, so why not write about a few of my favorite things!
(Yes, sing the tune- you know you want to!)

First off, My favorite person is Greg. He is a sure favorite of mine! My favorite show is Project Runway- which is on tonight! Holla- I am hoping for Chris, but I bet Rami wows tonight. One of my favorite things to do is read. My other favorite things to do are to paint outside, walk the dogs with Greg and play tennis. My favorite puppy is Oscar, and my favorite movie is Breakfast at Tiffany's. My favorite colors are red and yellow, and my favorite flowers are Gerber daisies, hydrangeas, orchids and peonies. My favorite place to go in Tyler is the Tyler Rose Garden, and my favorite Tyler restaurant is a tie between Currents and Don Juans. My favorite month is October, and my favorite season is the fall, with summer close behind. My favorite US Travel destination in Disney World, and my favorite Disney character is a tie between Figment and Remi. My favorite day of the week is Caturday, and my favorite thing about it is not having to wake up early and go to work. My favorite artists are Warhol, Jim Dine and Wayne Thiebaud. My favorite beverage is water, and my favorite food is chocolate.
That is a lot of favorites. I might need to save the rest for another day! It is good to have favorite things. I simply remember my favorite things, and then I don't feel so bad!

Peace, love and Favorite Things!

The Good * The Bad * The UGLY

Well, I didn't watch the Oscars this year... but I never really watch the Oscars. The only reason the Oscars are any fun is because of the clothing. I am however excited that Ratatoullie won Best Animated Film. Congrats to my beloved Disney and Remi!

For BEST Dressed: I have to give it to Heidi Klum. Why she was there- who knows, but I loved the red. It was FIERCE as Christian would say. The silver after party dress was a little short for my taste, but she rocked it.

Best Dressed Over 50 Goes to: Helen Mirren. I loved the sleeves.

Best Dressed Honorable Mentions Go To: Jennifer Garner Anne Hathaway Katherine Heigl Penelope Cruise

Worst Dressed Goes to: Tilda Swinton- she looks like she is wearing a trash bag with no make up

Worst Dressed Honorable Mentions go to: Jennifer Hudson- this dress made her boobs look weird. It is an improvement to last year's Oscar mess though. Renee Zellweger- this girl needs to eat. This thin is not attractive.

We all know that the men don't really matter at red carpet events, they are just accessories.

That is all... back to work!

A Peonies and Pampers Weekend!

Is it bad that you find you can look forward to work on Monday because you can rest??

I had a very fun and crazy weekend. Thank you to Court and Dave for letting me have a little slumber party at their pad Friday. Such fabulous hosts- Berkley too! I am so excited to see their new house! It will be AWESOME I am sure! I think Court needs to be some sort of fabulously funky vintage decorator. Her decor display skillz are unmatchable! I also discovered the chilled Reese thanks to Court. Super tasty!I got a new book while shopping with CB at Barnes. I got the Other Bolyen Girl. It is crazy, b/c I have had little time, but I am about 3/4 done with it! It is a quick read and a pretty good book. I am excited to see the movie. I find that time period fascinating. Women were told what to do and had zero opinion on anything! It would have been "off with her head" for me if I lived then. I seem to have an opinion on everything!

Becky's baby shower was lovely. Lots of cute baby stuff and it was nice to see everyone. I, however, still do not want a baby yet. I will let you all know if I ever have a change of heart!

Knox and Henderson was a delight with Court and her mom. I can now say I have dined at Chuy's. It was pretty good. :) That area always reminds me of when I was little. I remember my mom loved shopping at Weirs, and I would get rock candy at the little store. Lots of cute furniture too!Alli's birthday was a fun way to end the weekend. I was excited that my hubs could join me. I felt like I hadn't seen him much this weekend! 4 hours in the car cured that! I tend to stare at him when he drives. It drives him nuts, but I can't help it. I am just in love with the boy!

I painted "Pinkaliscious Peonies for Alli" (see below) for her birthday. I think she liked it! It reminded me of her, so I think it was a success! Her parent's made us a wonderful dinner and it was fun to see people two days in a row!
I am really looking forward to getting in bed after work and possibly finishing my book. I am a tired Jenny- but I had a wonderful weekend!!!
P.S. My mom just called and said that one of the workshop kitties that they thought was spayed looks like Angelina Jolie. (She was a walk up last year.) So, if anyone wants a cute little kitten (besides me and my niece Katie) let me know, and we can make it happen for you in the spring! I love kittens!!!

It's Almost "Caturday!"

Okay, it has been kind of a busy day!

I am excited because it is "Caturday" eve (as Greg and I like to call it.) I am headed to Dallas at 6:00pm to go have a slumber party with my chinchilla Courtney! I am pretty excited! Then tomorrow is a hair appt. at 8:30 (geesh!) and then Becky's baby shower. Afterwards Court and I are heading to Knox and Henderson to do some shopping for her new house- should be fun!

I am headed back to Tyler "Caturday" afternoon, and then back to Dallas for my brother's birthday lunch and Alli's birthday dinner on Sunday. It should be a fun and busy weekend!
I am sure you all were just dying to know all of this too!

Okay, back to work for me- boo! Almost time to GO!

Top Ten...

Reasons Why I Love Tyler and East Texas, and why I will probably never move back to Dallas:

10. My work commute is about 5-6 mins., which allows me to meet Greg at home for lunch. There is very little traffic!

9. There are plenty of lakes and fun parks in the area, and I can walk the dog after work and still feel safe!

8. Everyone is very easy going and super friendly. A great place to (maybe) raise a family!

7. The tap water tastes fantastic. I know this isn't a huge deal to some people, but wow it is to me! After living in Dallas, Waco and Canton- Tyler has GREAT water!

6. More casual work environment. I am wearing a denim skirt today- enough said.

5. Don Juans- it has to be the world's greatest Mexican food restaurant.

4. The Real Estate- Tyler has some seriously beautiful homes. I think it would shock most people to see if they drove around. It puts the nicer areas of Dallas to shame! The prices are also much nicer too!

3. Tyler Roses. What fun they have been! I now have 6 happy rose bushes, and often make trips to the Tyler Rose Garden. Such a beautiful thing to be known for!














2. The Trees. I go back to Dallas, and all I see is concrete. I have fallen in love with the trees.
1. My family is here. We have created a perfect little life in Tyler, and I don't think I could ever leave. I love our home, jobs, pets, friends, basically everything!

You are all welcome to come visit!

I love this picture. It was taken last spring. Oscar is eating my red tulips, and Celis is the look out! Caught in the act!

Hooray!

Greg, world's greatest husband and attorney, won his case, and he is almost home! I guess he heard I was looking for him! WOO HOO!

I promise- this is my last post for the day! I might need to go to "Posters Anonymous!" (OK, I am officially a dork!)