Honest Scrap

Thanks to my friend Emily I have been awarded or tagged (depending on how you look at things) with Honest Scrap. I'm calling it an award because I don't get many awards and it kind of made my day to "get one".

The rules for Honest Scrap are:
1) Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design.
2) Show the 7 winners names and links on your blog, and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Scrap.”
3) List at least 10 honest things about yourself

1. Ashley - my future sister in law who always makes me laugh!
2. Michelle - I love reading about her precious Cooper.
3. Melody - She always has the cutest layouts, plus, I like her. :)
4. Katie - She married Michael, I married Kody...we need each other.
5. Sara - She has been my information go to throughout medical school and now her husband is graduating. I'm so jealous....

I only picked five. Sue me! Alright here it goes....the down and dirty truth about me....

1. I am obsessed with washing my hands. I gag a little bit every time I see someone leave a restroom without sanitizing themselves. Ugh.
2. My Christmas tree is still up. I can't really say much to defend myself...
3. I am going to see New Kids on the Block tonight in concert and I am beyond excited. No, it is not a joke, I am 100% enthusiastic.
4. I am absolutely terrified about what having a baby (someday) will do to my body. I know it is vain, but I like my hips where they are right now and would like them to stay that way!
5. I am not good at saying no. I like to be involved in everything and make everyone happy and then I stress myself out because I'm always running around helping out somewhere. Kody and I don't get near enough together time because he has a crazy schedule as well. We are trying to say no more and just stay put on weekends so we can actually have some quality time together.
6. I would love to end up living in Florida someday so we can be closer to some of my family, the beach, The Swamp and Disney. I need to live somewhere that I can run outside all year long in shorts. I love that Florida sunshine.
7. I got a guitar for my college graduation and I have yet to really learn how to play. When Kody is off rotating away from home I plan on taking up lessons so I can learn how to jam!
8. Some days at work I refuse to answer the phone and I let everything go to voicemail. I have too many people call that I don't want to talk to. Some days I just can't fake it!
9. I have been doing a horrible job of making time to read my bible. I need to do a better job of making that a priority again.
10. I would love to just shave my head and be done with it. I have the thickest hair on the planet and I really don't care enough about how it looks to give it the attention it deserves.

Gym Etiquette

You may not think there are rules about personal space when working out at the gym, but there are. It is kind of like the rules that apply to seating in a movie theater. If there are empty rows at a theater, you don't plop down right next to someone, right? A savvy movie watcher knows that you go to to the next available row or at least give plenty of space in between you and the other attendees. I like to apply these same principles to treadmills. If I show up at the gym at 6AM it is not to be social, it is to run. If I am on the back row of treadmills and there are two completely empty rows of eight treadmills in front of me, it is not OK to hop onto the empty treadmill directly next to me. I just wanted to clarify this point to everyone, because this morning it seems that a man was confused and thought he had to help fill up each row before moving onto the next one. I'm still confused as to how he thought it would be fun for us to run right next to each other when no one else was there. The last thing I want to do is listen to another runner's stride and breathing when I'm having a hard enough time getting into my rhythm...ugh!

In other news, aren't you sooooooo excited that Matt and Anoop both made it into the newly formed American Idol Top 13 last night?? Yes, I was busting out some sweet 90's dance moves while Anoop rocked some Bobby Brown. Just ask Kody, I was giddy. My top four picks are all in. WOOHOO. I predict that one of the females will be the first to go...maybe Megan. I just can't get into her vibe...all the wiggling distracts me.

Flu-Rida

After a two hour delay in Houston on Friday I finally made it to Orlando! The highlight of the flight was listening to the girl sitting behind me looking at the window yelling "Tinkerbell! Tinkerbell! Where are you Tinkerbell!" as we were landing in Orlando. She was going to Disney for her birthday. I think she was turning five. It was precious. I arrived sick as a dog (Kody and I both had the Type A Flu according to Kody's doctor). I had a great time despite the sore throat, chills, aches and constant coughing. Something about the Florida sunshine and dancing the "Cuban Shuffle" at a wedding can make you temporarily forget how horrible it is to be sick. I get a F- for my picture taking. My dad, however, played camera man the whole trip so hopefully I'll have some good pictures of the event soon. Here is the lone picture I got all weekend. My cousins Jennifer, Julie and myself right before the wedding. Seriously....one picture....pathetic.

Kody starts his orthopedic rotation today here in Tulsa. I am beyond excited to hear how his first day goes. I feel horrible because I got him sick. He had the worst of it yesterday. Thankfully he is feeling a lot better today. Thank goodness for Zicam, DayQuil and Russel Stover Sugar Free Marshmallow Eggs...yes, they are a great flu remedy. Didn't you know?

I would comment on The Bachelor last night, but I haven't been able to really come to a conclusion on how I feel about the whole situation. I didn't really care who he picked. I liked Jillian. Poor Jason, such a conflicted fellow....

Oh yes, and the wedding cake was really good. It was chocolate. Score.

Off to the Sunshine State

Wedding season is sneaking up on us and I am kicking it off this weekend in Orlando, Florida for my dear cousin Linda's wedding. I fly out this afternoon and get back on Sunday. Yes, it will be a short getaway, but I've been looking forward to it for a long time. The sun, time with family, and best of all...wedding cake!

Yes, that is my wedding cake and it was soooooooooooooo yummy. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to being with Linda on her big day! I am not, however, looking forward to the flight. Hopefully I will be asleep before we take off. I started coughing horribly about 2AM this morning and I'm still going strong. Luckily, we had a good supply of Tylenol Cold at home. I think I'm going to be the passenger that everyone tries to avoid. Another reason to fall asleep quickly...

AI Week Two

He's amazing and everyone BETTER have voted for him last night. My hopeful for the American Idol crown...Adam Lambert! He is exactly the kind of artist I love...quirky, theatrical, a tad mysterious and awesome pipes. Kody I both agree he would be amazing in Jesus Christ Superstar...he has that kind of voice. I've loved him since he auditioned and I haven't been disappointed yet.

Unfortunately some of my other pregame favorites folded under the pressure last night. Too bad. I still think Jamar should be there...

Like Father, Like Daughter

My dad and my sister are pretty much clones of each other. I was browsing through some old pictures and these just jumped out at me. Two peas in a pod. Nerds....

Spring Cleaning

I have the cleanest, most organized garage in Tulsa. Don't believe me? Come check it out! Kody and I spent a good portion of our weekend organizing, sweeping and throwing out junk. I really should give Kody most of the credit. He worked very hard! Of course, the garage has been his workshop over the last few months and I don't know what half the stuff is that he has in there. It was honestly a disaster. Nothing was where it should have been, only one car could fit and it just annoyed me to death. I don't blame Kody one bit, it just took on a life of its own. I am a firm believer that a garage is for parking cars...not for junk! I'm sure our garbage men loved us this morning. I hope they take everything.

Next thing to tackle is the office. The office seems like it is always a work in progress. One month is is wonderful and the next we keep the door shut so no one can see inside! By the time we get it organized the way we want it we'll end up moving...I'm sure of it! I'm not the cleanest person in the world, you can ask anyone I have ever lived with. I still have stuff in my room at my parent's house that I haven't unpacked since I moved out of my apartment in college. Not lying! Anyway, I always say that I have organized piles. I can tell you exactly where everything is, it just looks messy. This weekend Kody and I both just kind of flipped out and said "enough is enough!". We both really want to be clean, but when we both don't get home until 8PM (straight from work to the gym!) each day it is really hard to get motivated to spend the two hours we are awake at home cleaning! Kody working on weekends and us being out of town never helps either. I'm going to enjoy this as long as it lasts!

Saturday Night Conversation at Red Robin:
Me: "They play really great music here."
Bobbing my head to the beat of some sweet old school tunes...
Me: "I think I should make soundtracks for a living...I would be really good at that."
Kody: "Yeah, except every movie would sound like it was from the 80's!"
He knows me too well...