Friend Makin' Monday

Happy Monday everyone! I'm sure happy here...because it's raining here in AZ this morning..we hardly remember what that stuff is here. For this week's edition of FMM, Amber wants to know about embarrassing moments. Ok, I have to stop and think about this one...either I just plain don't remember any..or just not easily embarrassed. Really, I know I'm not easily embarrassed, but I'm sure I've got something out there I'm sure. Here's the instructions...

Okay, we're gonna get a little candid this week and share some of our most embarrassing moments.

So go ahead, spill it! Was it something you said? Something you did? Something your kids or pet did?

{If you're too chicken, share something embarrassing about someone else. Just don't name names!}
:)

Ok, the ONE thing that reallllly comes to mind when I think of embarrassing moments, is when I think of my son. I think he was 3 at the time..he's 6 now. We were at the grocery store getting ready to shop when we ran across a woman that I had just recently been acquainted with after I became a fire board member. After standing there talking for a few moments, my son pointed at her and stated "she has a big butt". Oh, the horror. When I asked him to apologize since it wasn't nice..he just got quiet and stared at me like "what did I do?". He was just making a factual statement and wasn't intending to be rude. But oh the saddened look on this woman's face, it was terrible. So, I had to apologize for him and move on our merry way since there wasn't a huge rock for me to hide under.

Have an embarrassing moment you would like to share, or would you like to participate in FMM? Go and visit Amber @ aefilkins and join in!

Another Awesome Award!

All right people...Lee from Hotflashes, Headaches & Hormones has bestowed upon me an awesome award. I'm so happy I could tear my clothes off and streak through the freezing cold outside. Oh who the heck am I kidding..I don't do cold weather..I'll just streak inside and terrorize the kids in the process...as long as I don't run across a mirror and terrorize mahself.

Soooo..here is what she awarded me..cause she loves me...and I love her...


There aren't any rules, which is fantabulous..so I'll pass it on to one lucky stalkable person..

AND THIS AWARD GOES TO.....(drumroll...firworks....nude streaking...)

RITA @ FIGHTING OFF FRUMPY

cause I think she's a pretty remarkable read!

Soooo...Thanks so much Lee!

Award

This morning I arose to...an award! Andrea from Arise 2 Write left me a message that she has given me an award. I'm sure I'm not the only one that is really appreciative of these awards, yet feel kinda silly at the same time thinking "what have I done to deserve this". I feel like I'm just blabbing..and then, I receive an award.

So anywho...here is the award that she has passed on to me....




And I am supposed to tell 5 things that I love to do.

1) I love to go hiking.
2) I love being with family and friends and having a wonderful time.
3) I love reading.
4) I love to be silly, have sarcastic humor, produce laughs, be good yet still get a little crazy.
5) I love going to concerts..which I don't do enough of..but still love it.

There is no rule (yay!) on who it needs to be passed on to...so I'm gonna pass it on the the ladies I've been in the most contact with...in no particular order...

~ 3 Boys + 1 Hubby = What Next???
~ Family of Shorts.....My friend in real life
~ Living in France
~ The Five Fish
~ One Foot in Front of the Other
~ Sitting on the Mood Swing at the Playground......her title still cracks me to this day!
~ Tattoos and Teething Rings
~ The Life of Me Plus Three
~ Headaches, Hotflashes & Hormones
~ Overflowing Bookshelf

Seriously, I have completely loved getting to know you guys and am sooooo thankful that my friend Shortmama introduced me to blogging and hence by the wayside introduced me to you guys. I have loved getting to know you guys, and your sincerity and for sharing your life's ups and downs so we all know we aren't the only ones going through stuff. Oh ya, and for being riots too, you guys can make me smile!

Thanks again to Andrea!

Amatuer Tour Guide

Not from Arizona, yet wondering where some cool places to visit might be? Well, I'll give you a glimpse of some places where I have been..and some places where I would sure like to be. Even though I'm a native here...I still haven't been to every nook and cranny around.

So let's begin with a place that I would love to go to...Havasupai Falls in The Grand Canyon. While I have been to The Grand Canyon as a child, I have never had the opportunity (or the cardio/fitness level/will) to hike down to the falls and then back up again. So here's a glimpse of the beauty of the falls...

And moving on to our next stop..again a place I haven't been to yet...Tombstone, AZ. You know..where the famous shootout happened at the OK Corral..Wyatt Earp. The town is still alive and well and they do re-enactments of the shootout.



And the next stop on the tour is Jerome, AZ..hey, whaddya know, somewhere I have been! Jerome is an old mining town that has been turned into an artsy town. You can find anything from blown glass to hippie clothing to holy heck this town is on steep hills and there's no way I'd live or work in those old houses sitting on those hills hanging halfway off those cliffs. Jerome is cool and umm, to put it politely "different" all at once.




And the final stop on today's tour is Oatman, AZ..another place that I have been to. Oatman is also a former mining town that is an authentic old western town with burros aka. jackasses roaming the streets and gunfights staged on weekends. And there are lots of shops here to buy whatever your heart may please. Well kinda anyways..this isn't Rodeo Drive here..you find a different kind of jackass roaming along those streets and waaay different places to shop.


So that was your tour for the day, hope you enjoyed it. Have a good time skinny dipping in the falls, dodging bullets at the OK Corral, having the best piece in town at Belgian Jennie's Bordello Bistro and Pizzeria, and roaming among the jackasses in Oatman!

Dear Someone

Woo to the Hoo, dear someone letters are back again now that the orginator is back at it...even though the flu is alive and well at her place. So let's get right down to bidness...

Dear Santa,

Where have you been all my life? If there are times when I'm not so good, well, you should know that I'm AT LEAST thinking about being good. If you have the time, and you aren't holding a grudge against me, then could you please check out this partial list of things I'd like? I would like...

I'd love one of these so I can have some foolish fun..

I'd like for us to stay here for Christmas...Greer, AZ log cabin...

And we'd like to be able to cruise around in one of these...
Maybe I should say I would like to own one of these..don't want you to trick me and take it back after I've cruised in it for a little bit...

Ok, I'll keep it short and sweet and simple...nothing too big right. Right???

Woman who tries to be good, but can't help a little naughty,
Wishful Rose


Dear Hottie Hot Flash Queen,

Thanks so much for slathering me all over your blog the other day, you rock my boat!..you sure can rock a hot flash too!

Woman who thinks you make a hot flash glamorous,
Appreciative Rose

Dear PMS,

Can we go back to the relationship we used to have? I kinda preferred you when you didn't come around, no pains, no crankiness. If you must come around..keep up with the upgrade in the melon department, but feel free to send the rest packing.

Woman that doesn't want to be stalked by you,
Temporary crank ass

If you would like to join in on Dear Someone letters then go and link up with Shortmama.

Exercising

I know..you're turned off already right? Some may feel like I've just cussed at you. Some may be smiling like a crazy person and are off and running to go get some fitness in.

Exercising to me is a combination between being a wacky friend and a screwed up foe. I don't do the gyms for a few reasons...1) live in a small town away from any gyms and don't want to spend an arm and a leg on gas just so I can tone that arm and leg..2) have you seen the prices they charge?...3) everything can be done at home without all the expense. Sure there's a few more reason..but I'll just leave the stooopid parts out.

So, how do I get my exercise in? Well...I live in a small town out in the AZ desert. Lots of places to hike and walk. But my main way of gettin' my fitness on is via Jillian Michaels fitness videos. I.Hate.Her. Seriously..it's like she's a bulldog stuck in a woman's body. And she's like the energizer bunny..she just keeps going and going and going..and hell already..pause. In her videos she instructs you to not stop and keep going because "you can do it"...oh, guess that means I shouldn't have pushed pause approximately 10 times in the first 5 minutes. Hmm, guess I should work on that. Or at least think about it.

Now, I work out for two reasons. I don't have any weight issues, so I don't actually want to lose any weight. I MADE myself start exercising once I was diagnosed with hereditary high cholesterol..I'm only 30 and I only weigh 123..so quite frankly to hear that I had high cholesterol really kinda pissed me off. So that's what got me in to exercising. The second reason I exercise...I really do need to tone up my junk. I was just plain ole' outta shape, not tone, terrible cardio. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm NOWHERE near being a fitness expert or hard core. But I do force myself to just do it.

For those of you who have never set eyes on a Jillian Michaels fitness video..it's kinda funny. Jillian looks like a bulldog pushing you to keep going..and then she has these girls on there that are looking like the overly fake happy type, grinning their fake smiles from ear to ear. And behind their smiles, I'm pretty sure it goes a little something like this..damn $*@#^ !@@%^& and #$^*&%. I know it's a fitness video, but I call it the cussing video, because it tends to make me cuss at her left and right..something along the lines of "are you fekken crazy, you're trying to kill me".

As for a visual of what this all looks like...

This is Jillian

This is the real Jillian

This is the crazy image of how I would describe the other girls in the videos
Now seriously..who would smile like this the whole time...

Now here's reality..what my exercising looks like..

Random Tuesday Thoughts

Happy Tuesday everyone! Let's see what kind of random we can get into today!

~ Today is my husbands birthday! And I'm here...blogging! Hehe. He's sitting at the kitchen table currently with his computer, aka the anti-blogging device. Don't know what all we're gonna do today, other than go to his favorite restaurant, The Olive Garden, for lunch.

~ Something has happened to my credit card since the day after Thanksgiving. I'm not sure how a few more hundred has made it's way on to it. I.Claim.Innocence.

~ As much as I love the holidays, they give me a sense of sadness too. Sadness for those that are less fortunate, those that may not have one single person to be with, those that are homeless, those that are suffering for any reason. For years now I have wanted to go and take my kids with me to help serve food at a homeless shelter. Yet I haven't been able to do this yet..the main reason is due to my own father being homeless, I know it would be too emotional being around the homeless. Yet a sense of anger too for those who have chosen to turn to drug addictions.

~ I swear the travel bug has bitten my ass and won't let go. I would so love to travel to different states and see everything. I think hearing and seeing pics of The Pioneer Woman's travels has intensified my desire to travel. Maybe she and her hubby could just adopt my little family here and take us to her ranch. It looks beautiful there.

~ Stay tuned for my 100th post..which is just over 20 more posts away..I've an idea or two on my giveaway!

If you're interested in joining in the randomness, head on over to The Un Mom and link up!