Just My Luck

I having a little bit of a mental breakdown right now. Ok, not really a breakdown, but an "Are you kidding me?" kind of moment. I tend to have those a lot. The BOK Center just announced that Janet Jackson is coming to Tulsa on October 26th...JANET! It has been rumored around the media circles that she would be coming for a few weeks, but it wasn't official until a few hours ago. So why am I having an "Are you kidding me" moment? Well, about one hour before the show was announced I booked tickets to Las Vegas for the AOA convention. AHHHHHHHHHH! I'm really excited about going to Vegas (for free), but seriously do I have to miss Janet? Maybe I'll be able to see someone amazing in Vegas. Boo. It really is just my luck, bad timing. When it comes down to it I know I won't care that much, but right now I'm just a little bit weak about it.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080828_1__Popan36184

Now for the better news... college football starts today!! Fourteen games are on tonight, none of which I really care about, but I will watch because I love love love college football. Today in the office this comment was said about me, "College football is as big as Ginny's birthday". My birthday, by the way, is a huge deal. The Florida/Hawaii game is on Saturday, but only on GamePlan and online. The OU game isn't even on TV. Kody and I are going to the lake on Saturday with some of his family for Labor Day so more than likely our DVR will be set all day long so I don't have to miss a thing from opening weekend. It won't be same as watching it live, but at least I have the option this year. DVR is going to save my life!

Can't you just feel the excitement?

Not Just for Kids!

Last night the Mr. and I had a Wal-Mart date. I have discovered the secret to getting him to accompany me to the store is to not buy anything he actually wants when I go alone. This forces him to make a choice...go to the store with me to get it or deal with not having the item of choice. Ok, I don't intentionally not purchase what he needs/wants so he'll go to the store with me, but if he is desperate enough for it he'll go. Last night he just happened to be desperate for Carmel Peanut South Beach bars, hot dogs, and Diet Dr. Pepper.

After CrossFit we headed to the Neighborhood Wal-Mart in Jenks. We were casually rolling through the bread aisle and moved onto the paper items. We needed paper towels. Kody stopped to look at the books. He was smiling and looking at the children's books so I walked over to see what the fuss was about. "Look at this shelf and tell me if you notice anything strange," he said. I walked over and we both just started giggling. What in the world could have been so funny you ask?

Hmmm..."Her Little Black Book" you say? The well defined male chest on the cover seemed a little out of place between Disney's Pixar Storybook Collection and Scooby Doo. The catchy phrase "She would never be the same again" graced the front. Fitting. And no, it wasn't like someone just threw the book on the shelf, there were multiple copies of this classic. It looked intentional. Maybe we should all shop for leisurely reading in the children's section more often. Thanks Wal-Mart!

The Herbie Awards

Yes, two in one day, but it is for something incredibly important....The 2008 Herbie Awards! Now football season can officially being! Thanks Kirk!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview08/news/story?id=3548678

Nothing but a t-shirt on...

Friday was Kellen's first football scrimmage of the year. Kody and I headed to Skiatook with Stephen Tidwell to scout the Bruins. Kasey made the drive in to watch as well so the whole King family was there. We had fun watching, although I was completely out of it and exhausted from the week. It was just a scrimmage so no one really won. They looked pretty good though. Maybe this year will be a better season! All the boys came back to our house that evening, yes, me and four boys age seventeen to twenty-five. Luckily Bailey was there to add a little more femininity to the group! We had a really good time. We watched the finale of America's Best Dance Crew...again. During the evening I started talking about what I was going to have Bailey be for Halloween. I'm sure no one that was there cared that much, but it is almost October so it is something I have to think about! Kody decided he wanted to show everyone how well Bailey wears clothes. Sometimes we like to put our clothes on her for fun. I know it sounds mean, but she is so laid back that she just wears it and doesn't care. Kody put his "Virginia Beach" t-shirt on her. He thinks it is funny because as he says he is "Virginia's Beach". Get it? Funny...kind of.

Seriously, how cute is she? There is a reason we are obsessed.

Sleepy head dog.

My Dearest

Kody has been begging me for days to post something about his favorite spot from the Olympics. Does he ever read my blog? No. Will he ever read my blog? No. Should he have a say of what goes on my blog? No. However, being the amazing woman that I am, I am going to indulge him and post it anyway. I actually think it is a pretty sweet commercial as well. I'm sure most of you have seen it. It pumps us up. Really pay attention to it. I catch new things every time I see it. Kody calls this spot "Subliminally Awesome". Enjoy the subliminal awesomeness courtesy of my husband.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RYt8gh388Y

I had an interesting conversation with Kody last night. It went a little something like this:

Me: How was your day today?
Kody: Pretty good. I try really hard not to touch females breasts during the day.
Me: I'm posting that on my blog tomorrow.

Well, I guess at least now I know it won't be on purpose if it happens. When I questioned him further on the comment he told me he meant that he tries not to when he is listening to a patients heart. I told him it might be good to say things like that before the comment about touching breasts. He agreed. We laughed. At least in his profession of choice a comment like that makes sense. I would probably be more concerned if he was an IT tech. Touching breasts there would just be borderline inappropriate.

Just look at him...he's so innocent...

I Might Make You Cry...

Yesterday, as you know from my Olympic trivia win, we had our monthly staff meeting. What I didn't tell you was that I cried during our staff meeting. I don't think anyone noticed, but it is true. I had real tears running down my face. Why you ask? This is why....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ODC5e3AEa8

It completely tore my heart out! All I could do was think of my dear, sweet Bailey dog not having a home. It is such a crime! Pedigree had such a response from this ad they had to make a new one to lift viewer's spirits and let them know that Echo was OK. This will make you feel better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH3pA29MG5k

The agency that does brand planning for Pedigree has won a lot of awards for their branding campaigns. Our brand planners recently went to a conference in Miami. They gave us a report on what happened while they were there yesterday and they showed us those two spots as examples. I started tearing up telling Kody about it last night. He laughed at me. I'm such a nerd.

3AM Update: Bailey slept through the night last night. No wake up call for me! She got a good walk in last evening so I think I wore her out a little bit. Hopefully this will be a trend.

Cheaters Cheaters are no fun...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,407803,00.html

My 3AM Routine

Bailey likes to play a fun game at night. Well, I guess she thinks it is fun. I haven't quite come around to see the humor in it. We have a routine. I am a routine kind of gal. Every night before we go to bed Bailey has to go outside to go "be a big girl". I don't let her back inside until I have witnessed confirmation that she was indeed a big girl. Yes, I supervise her big girl time, but only because she'll try to trick me so she can come back in immediately. She prefers to be indoors to being outside...except at 3 AM. There is something special about 3 AM. She must have a secret boyfriend that sneaks in the backyard or visits on the other side of the fence. Almost every day at 3AM she starts to jump on and off our bed until someone (me) lets her out. I know, I should ignore it or lock her out of the room, but I'm too much of a push over. I used to try to sleep through it. She would jump in the middle of the bed and then jump off. She would repeat this until someone got up to pay attention to her. Pretty soon, Kody would just ignore it. He is able to do that because he can sleep through anything. My brilliant dog soon learned that jumping on his side of the bed was getting her nowhere. She started to only jump on my side of the bed about neck level. I am a very light sleeper so I wake up every time. She is persistent as all get out. I'm not sure how to stop this behavior because every time she goes out she "is a big girl". I don't want to be the cause of a urinary infection or cramping because I won't let her relieve herself, that would make me a horrible dog mom! I don't particularly mind her 3AM jumping anymore because it is kind of routine now and like I said, I'm a routine kind of gal. She also eats her food at 3AM. I think she is just weird, but I love the weirdness. It makes me happy. She is getting a long walk tonight in the hopes that she will sleep through the night. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

How could I ever tell that sweet little face no? I'm done for when I have children. Sorry Kody.

In other news: I won a $15 iTunes card at work today during our monthly staff meeting. I won it playing Olympic trivia. I really enjoy winning. I also won a plastic "gold" medal which I did in fact wear all day. It was special.

Article of the day: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/ts_nm/usa_poll_politics_dc