Did someone say Karaoke?

Wow, I could seriously get used to having a 3day weekend every weekend! Snow Gods--Thank you for all of the snow days you have given us this year especially the ones that have fallen on Fridays. Friday snow days truly make the weekend that much better!!

This weekend was filled with lots of fun-ness! Friday, I went bowling with a lovely fellow & some other friends and surprised myself with bowling two games with scores over 100. Considering I carry a bowling average of 66... I was on cloud nine. Saturday, I went to Stone Canyon Pizza and enjoyed some pizza with my family for my cousin's birthday. They are all MIZZOU fans so it was definitely nice to watch the KU win with them and remind them of their MU loss from earlier in the day. (I am counting down the days until we play each other on Saturday.) Sunday, I filled my belly with some deliciousness from Corner Cafe and caught the flick, HallPass. Sounds like a good weekend, huh? Well. . . .

The best part of this unexpected long weekend was  karaoking with two of my dear friends. On the wim we made plans to meet up and sing karaoke and it ended up being a really fun night! I love singing. I sing in the shower, in the car, and in front of first graders but NOT in front of random people. I would love to say that I wasn't nervous and got up there in front of everyone and belted out a song American Idol style but I wasn't brave enough for all that yet, next Karaoke session be ready.  Anywho, thanks to my friend I found some courage. Check us out....

My friend DeeDee & I singing 'Tiny Dancers' by Elton John.

C'mon people!! It's The Beatles!!!

I am so very unhappy with tonight's American Idol.  The Beatles are not country, nor R&B or hip-hop. They're THE BEATLES!!! Tonight's show was demeaning to music and a travesty.

Every season I find myself overwhelmed with this feeling of disappointment when they have the contestants sing songs from exemplary artists like Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston. The Beatles and countless other classic bands/singers should not be allowed to be showcased and botched. End of story. What would Steven Tyler think if the contestants performed and butchered a few of Aerosmith's songs?  Well, it's pretty clear what he would think seeing how in the ten seasons of American Idol ...Aersosmith has yet to sign a release to have their songs featured!! Ok, I'll slow down on the blog-soap-box....The truth be told; legends stand on their own-- untouchable and defined and The Beatles are just that...legends.

Sooo, to my friends reading this blog in the name of all that is holy in the music industry, I allow you to GRRRRR and be upset with tonight's American Idol and whoever thought it was okay to butcher The Beatles on National Television!!!

Yoga Love

The lights are dim, there is music quietly playing, I listen to myself breathe and it's so unbelievably soothing. I'm focused. Focused on my body. Focused on the depth of every inhale and every exhale that comes from within me. I've forgotten about my stresses, nothing matters. Complete peace takes over me. I breathe in a breath for my mind, I breathe in a breath for my body, and I breathe in a breath for my spirit.  I am ready to take my light and love into the world. I am rejuvenated.

Savasana; I am in love with you.

Doorknobs. Done. Done. Done.

Well, I guess that changing the light switches in my house wasn't enough learning for me for one weekend... I decided to change all of the doorknobs. Although there were no sparks flying and I wasn't screaming at the top of my lungs scared of electrocuting myself it was still quite the experience. The guys at home depot will tell you, "Sure, it's easy! Just unscrew this here, pop this one out, and put the new one in and wallll-laaa!!" Two words: Yea right!!! I can honestly say that after that I have no desire to work on my house for a while. At least my knobs look nice... one step at a time, one step.

The before:

The after:

Light Switches & Outlets 101

For as long as I can remember I have had a love for learning. I'm talking about the love for learning that goes beyond the classroom. The "real" love for learning not just academics but learning the little things. Learning how to ride a bike, how to speak another langauge, or how to find your way home without using GPS while getting yourself lost.

Today, I got myself a healthy dose of learn a lot. Today I learned how to change light switches and the outlets in my house. I decided that my house needed new light switches and outlets, I thought that this would be an easy task. . . WRONG! Apparently, changing just the plate isn't how it works. So, today I learned what each breaker controls in my house. I learned that you should plug something into the socket to check if the power is really off or sparks will fly, you will scream, and a perfectly good screw driver will be ruined. Once, all that happens you can learn how to change the wires on an old light switch to a new one. It felt good to learn how to do something I never in a million years would have thought I could or even would be doing.

Ahhhh, the joys of being a homeowner. It took me nearly four hours but they are all now white instead of ivory. It's amazing what such a little thing can do for a house.. such a little change gives each room such a modern look. This love of learning how to do new things is going to get me in trouble. I'm already thinking doorknobs next. . . . Stay tuned. :-)


The old ivory colored light switches & plates.


The new white switches & plates.

It's the little things...

It’s our different interest in music…

It’s how he kisses me randomly for no reason….

It’s the grabbing of my hand when we are walking…

It’s the way he gives me a hard time…

It’s his simple words..

It’s the questions he asks..

It’s the conversations we have…

It’s the way he makes me smile..

It’s the little things…

It's time to run... (again!!!)

Omg, it's too cold to run outside but I need to run!!! It's almost time to RockTheParkway and I have ran all but one time... so tomorrow I am going to get out of bed early and get back on my C25K!!

I need some new running tunes!! Any suggestions????? Hopefully this playlist starts it off right...

Raise Your Glass - Pink
The Time - Black Eye Peas
Shawty Got Moves - Get Cool
No Love - Eminem
Bottoms Up - Trey Songz
Yeah x3 -Chris Brown
All Of The Lights - Kanye
OMG - Usher
Firework - Katy Perry

Chef Andi?????

So, recently I've joined Weight Watchers again. Not so much to lose weight but more as a healthy life style tool. I used WW a few years ago to lose a little over 10lbs and I really just believe in the program. I have decided this time on WW I am going to cook more often instead of using SmartOnes. So, for the past few weeks I have been cooking, thank you snow days for giving me the time. Surprisingly, cooking is really therapuetic. Maybe I should've been cooking real food a long time ago and by real I mean not mac&cheese and fish sticks out of the boxes. Anyways, I hope to blog more about my cooking experiences. Enjoy the journey with me my friends.

Last night, I made a recipe called the Deep Dish Pizza Casserole. It was delicious!! Here is the website where I found the recipe. http://www.angelfire.com/journal/wwrecipes/ The recipe says that it is worth 6pts but it is based off our their old point system. It is actually worth 9pts on their points plus program and totally is worth all 9 points!