why yes, Mr. Williams...I am 100% ready

for some footbal!!!! Chris and I have been waiting for football season since the superbowl ended. We pine for it. Those lazy Sundays at home (honestly, there aren't that many) would be that much better with some football in the background. Monday nights feel empty. Thursday nights could use a little boost. Seriously. And while we're on the topic of Thursday night football, didn't there used to always be a Thursday night game? Now, they wait until after Thanksgiving or some fool thing to have Thursday night games. Makes no darn sense to me.

The NFL Channel says they're airing 52 games in 29 days during preseason. I almost fell off my chair with giddiness when I heard that. Yes, I know that preseason games are different than regular season games, but no matter. It's football. Makes me happy.

This week, Chris and I have been discussing the possiblity of going to an NFL game this season (preferably the Chargers - at home, of course). It's been a dream of mine for a loooooooong time. I know he would get a kick out of it to. Hopefully it'll work out. I might just pee my pants in excitement when I walk in the stadium.

it's a love-hate relationship

as of right now, that would be me and Southwest. I just booked a flight with them. I couldn't find my rewards card, so I called in, and the guy seriously annoyed the c.r.a.p. out of me. I try to be patient with folks on the phone. I know they have to deal with all kinds of stuff, but this guy started off on me from the get-go and it quickly spiraled downhill. Let's just say that it ended with me saying to him four times, "It's a yes or no question. Just tell me is that possible, yes or no." He was slightly less than helpful. I think Herb may have rolled over in his grave (oops...just noticed on Wikipedia that he's alive and kicking. I thought he died last year! So, maybe he would have croaked!...and yes, I was a little less gracious than normal. But still....I'm just sayin's all). Oh, and thanks to Bob for the Southwest Gift Card. That was the BEST EVAH!

Just as I start griping to Chris, I go to actually pay for my flight (my third one I've purchased in the last 2 weeks...all on different carriers, of course) and notice that you can pay with PayPal. I love that. Love, love, love companies that offer PayPal as an option. There are a couple of scrapping sites I won't use b/c they don't accept PayPal. We don't use credit cards, and it makes me feel a lot safer.

Speaking of the credit card usage, tonight we attended the orientation for Dave Ramsey's program, Financial Peace University. (wow! his website is REALLY busy. He obviously hasn't been through my web design theory class) It's something I've wanted to do for a while, but haven't wanted to actually be adult enough to do it. It's about spending wisely and saving and budgeting, and honestly it's just been easier to not tackle everything I know we should. So, here we go on a 14 week journey (with a couple of bye weeks thrown in) toward financial freedom. Before we start, though, I'm buying an iPhone, an Apple bluetooth earpiece, a laptop, and I really want one of these Coach bags. And, if we're honest about it, I really want this one too (in another color, that one's fairly hideous)....but I'm gonna be good. We won't even mention my impending trip to NYC (next week) or Chris' purchase of a new computer today. Yikes! I think we need Dave worse than we thought!

And lest anyone wonder about the title of my last post, yes, I did end up with a whole pile of sand in my pants..and so did my mom! We went boogie boarding my last day in SD and had the absolute best time. Boogie boarding does have some inherent flaws such as the aforementioned sand in the pants and great big mouthfuls of super salty Pacific Ocean water. I can't imagine what the water in the Dead Sea or Salt Lake is like. Yikes! No matter, we had the most fun! And, we got fab pictures of each other. I'm still working on those. I'll share soon.

Did I mention that we went to not one, but two Padres games? It was outstandingly fabulous (or as my 100% awesome Apple co-worker would say, "it was Flawless." I mean just perfect. The first night, we sat up high behind home plate. Perfect view of everything. The second night, we sat on the third base line just a few rows off the field. So stinking close to the action! We took cabs to the park and rode the city bus fun. Seriously felt like locals. I REALLY want to be a local again. REALLY. If we were, we would 100% have season tickets to both the Padres and the Chargers. Seriously.

sunshine, cracker jacks & just a little sand in my pants

So I've returned from the Golden State. I totally missed Chris, but I 100 per cent (no symbol on my phone's keypad...just another reason I need an iPhone) didn't want to come home. I never feel like I have enough time there. I'm not really sure I ever could...short of living there. It feels like home. I feel like I belong there. Like my mindset fits there - and yes, my politics do fit in parts of San Diego...but it's so much more than that. It's a whole attitude. And honestly, I feel like I lose - or forget - that part of myself here in the land of Okies. Something to work on, I suppose. But it's sooooo much easier to be an outdoorsy type there. Whenever I'm there, I feel like the real me. The person I'm supposed to be. Again...somehting to explore more. But it's so easy to fall into those old habits.

Wow! Deep...especially for me.

it could be worse

i'm sitting on the beach in San Diego. It's perfect! I'm trying to post some pics I took with my phone, but apparently that's impossible. Grrrrrrr.

I had a bit of a rough time getting here. For the first time in my life, I missed a flight and it was my fault! So instead of getting here at 8:40 am, I got here at 5:40 pm. Very frustrating . I was exceptionally mad at myself. On a good note though, I got to spend the whole day with the absolutely fabulous Rachel. Having a whole day to just hang out with her is as relaxing and recharging as sitting on the beach. Girl talk is a good thing.

As soon as I got here (finally) we went to Horton Plaza. Our old stomping ground and home of Nordstrom & See's. This time we also hit the Clark's store where I got not one but two pairs of Privos (a belated b-day gift).

I don't work for Steve, I work for Bill

My husband fancies himself a comedian. he thinks teasing me about Apple is great fun. Really, he's not so much funny. Seriously. does it count as funny if he's the only one laughing?

Tomorrow I'm going to San Diego. Yay! It came about rather suddenly...sort of.

It's a sickness, really

Bath & Body Works is having a HUGE sale right now. And by HUGE, I mean H.U.G.E!! I don't shop there very often. I'm allergic (Body Shop is even worse....100% no-go). I stopped in the other day, though. When Chris and I were in Osage Beach what seems like a lifetime ago, the girl at the B & BW told us our fave body wash from Bigelow would be back out on the shelves during the upcoming sale. Fast forward to this week, and boy was she right! I stopped in after work, and it's 75% off! Holy Cow!!! It started at $13, so that made it like $3.25!! Needless to say, I bought 8 bottles. Chris wanted to know if we actually NEEDED 8 bottles of body wash. I told him need was not the issue. So, we're set on personal hygiene until the next big sale! Yay!!

Blog on, blogger

That's what Chris would say to me while waiting during my marathon blogs while we were in Scandinavia. Someone commented the other day that it had been a while since I blogged. It has quite literally been forever. Seriously. Honestly, I just wasn't that interested. I think I blogged myself out. And I never even finished retelling the whole Scandinavia trip! Silly me.

Already, this has been an extremely busy, yet exicting and awesome summer. We joined a neighborhood pool. Not in our neighborhood, but in the one where we used to live. Funny, huh? We've really been enjoying it and using it a lot (and by we, I mean I). Chris likes to relax there, but what with the regular working hours and all....let's just say that I get to spend a lot more time there. We signed Bob (that would be my mom) up with us, so she and I hang there and my good friend Stephanie has been a member for like 20 years, so we all just have a blast! Noone will ever believe it. I've been to the pool no less than 20 times, and I don't have one picture. I think I pictured myself out too!

Speaking of pictures, I've been sending piles of them to Winkflash. They're having a sale right now....$.06 per print. Holy cow!