bait and switch

I had a really great story to relay, but snopes.com just blew it out of the water.  The sad thing is, I heard the story yesterday from the speaker at church.  I'm simultaneously relieved and disappointed.  If you want to know why, check out the link below.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/snakes/measured.asp

Happy Snoping!

cats and dogs

First of all, congrats to my cousin Tatum, whose cheer squad took home a sizable trophy, purse loads of candy, and about 84 pounds of hairspray and glitter!  Way to go, Wildcats!

In other news, I took Layla to the dog park this afternoon.  We stayed for only five minutes or so, but in that time, Layla managed to ignore every dog in sight and chose instead to jump in the laps of 2...4...6...8 dog owners who did not appreciate her signature stunt, the dog hug.  I'm pretty sure they wanted to see her get d-o-w-n.  I don't know what's not to love about a wet nose in your face!  She definitely gets the "best jumps" award!

falling back

Ran nine miles (yea!  and ouch!), went to a cook off fundraiser (yum!), returned items to about twelve different stores (may have also purchased a few future returns, just for good measure), and helped a friend move (ouch again).  Thank you, thank you, thank you, God for the extra hour!

thanks for noticing

Here's a quick rundown of the super encouraging things I heard today...

"You are gaining weight.  You need to be careful."
(kindly spoken by a woman at work...who also needs to be careful!)

"Hey, I have these t-shirts that I would love to wear, but the neck is too small.  You have a tiny neck, so maybe you could wear them.  You should come check them out later."
(an e-mail from a coworker)

I guess the silver lining is that I apparently don't carry my weight in my neck!

tgit

Thursdays are the new Friday.  I think this is something that most people learned in college, but I'm always a little late on the uptake.  I've got a lot of catching up to do!

giving credit where credit is due

Thanks to grad school, I have gained...

insight into why I am the way I am
a good friend
negative 456 hours of sleep (and counting)
5 pounds

How I Met Your Mother

I don't think I watched this much TV when I had TV.  Darn you, Ted Mosby!