Crista & Gary's Wedding

Mr & Mrs McCarthy.


The girls looking really cute!


The first dance.


Aunt Mary in her wheelchair dancing. So funny.


This one's for the record book. Carolyn looks hysterical. And Gary is nuts!


The Mark family groovin.


Uncle Larry got up and fast danced with Crista. It was really neat.


The cake.


Cutting the cake.

am I cursed?

I woke up with a damn headache again. I am planning on leaving work at 12:45. That way it doesn't count as an occurance with my attendence. It only counts as a tardy. I can have a lot more of those before I am in trouble.
I hate my head.

happiness is...

pumpkin pie
in the form of philosophy shower gel and Jack in the Box milkshakes.
used and had tonight. can't wait for pie now.

boys who paint


edited to add... Chris was a painter. That's why it's relevant.

what a morning...

I woke up with a headache like my head against a board...
I really did. It was terrible. So bad that I was shaking and couldn't stop. I didn't throw up, yet. I got up early because I had to go the EYE doctor to get my new lenses. I almost didn't make it. I didn't want to put any makeup on if I was just gonna throw up. But I decided to give it a shot. I really wanted my new glasses. So, I got ready and left, giving myself plenty of time to walk slow. I made it to the doctor with about 5 minutes to spare. Not that it's a big deal if I was a few minutes late, but I like to be on time. So, I walked over there and it is a gorgeous day to be walking. There was a nice breeze and everything. I got my new lenses AND my sunglasses had just come in this morning. The dude told me that when I came for my lenses he was just about to start cutting my sunglasses. He said that he had to put my sunglasses aside to cut my lenses, not realizing that the sunglasses were mine too. So, after he cut my lenses, I waited for him to cut my sunglasses. I've never had prescription sunglasses before. It's strange. They were expensive, but worth it. Now I can get any glasses I want, not having to worry about getting clip on sunglasses. Here is a picture of the sunglasses. The ones I got are light purple, so just imagine what they look like. I am all Scottsdale now with my designer shades. After the eye doctor, I walked over to Walgreens to get some caffeine to try to fix the headache issue. I love Walgreens. I just walked around the store in a daze for a while. They had all the Christmas stuff out. Then I came home and here I am... not wanting to do anything, but needing to. Gotta plan for Thanksgiving. Gotta decide what kind of pie to make. Apple or berry? Can't decide. Gotta make a shopping list of things we need so Chris can cook. Gotta do laundry. Gotta clean both bathrooms (yuck). That might get pushed back to just cleaning both toilets and letting the rest wait another week. Alright. Going. Gotta try to eat something...

to Jessica Scott!

TRL

if you're home, watch TRL today!

zits

I hate zits. I have a lot of them. I have one today that is right on the bridge of my nose between my eyes. If I push my glasses up, you can't really see it. But my glasses tend to slide down and it's really obvious. I thought that zits were supposed to stop as you get older. I really need to do something about it. I think I am gonna get Proactive with my Christmas money. I don't have a lot of faith in infomercial things, but I need to do something. AUGH!

was it a dream?

Last night I had a dream about a bus falling off a bridge. Then, I read this article. The bus in the article did not fall off the bridge, but it's really freaking me out that I dreamed that. I thought nothing of my dream until I read that article. Weird.

the merger

How crazy is it that Kmart bought Sears? That's nuts.

Why am I twitching?

my right eye is twitching.
the veins in my right arm are twitching too.
why is that?
This is so weird. I have had a twitch in that eye for a few weeks. But nothing like this. It's underneath my eye ball. It normally is above my eye. maybe I'm just too stressed.
I met with my boss today to go over the homework that she gave me to get
ready for the interview. The interview will be the week of December 5th.
She really stresses me out. She said she could tell I was overloaded. She is just so darn intimidating. She gave me more homework. But I have over a week to work on it. I know she's trying to help. But if it's causing my strange twitch, it might not be worth it.

I love this picture

The little version I took as a screen capture. I hate that the big version has the words over it, but since I am not a newspaper, I can't do anything about it. Those eyes. Those lips. ok, I'm done. As they say on local-83, I needed a "teenie" moment.

Chris said a funny thing to me last night. He said, "You know if you meet him, you'll have to give it up." My response, "Your point?"

The American Music Awards were last night. That's what that picture is from. The show was pretty lame. The only good parts were John, Gwen Stefani and Snoop and Pharrell (I love that song! drop it like it's hot). Most of the show was really boring. And besides, nobody wants to see Uncle Kracker. So, I was talking to Mandy when John came on and I screamed. She said she would let me go so I could watch it. But the screaming didn't end there. He's microphone didn't work for the first 16 seconds of him singing (how do I know how long? I downloaded it and timed it. Me? Obsessed? Nah.) and I was yelling at the tv. Chris came in the room to find out what was wrong. That's funny.

Something else I want to mention. I bought these candles from QVC and they came today. I was looking forward to getting them. But I opened the box and realized that something was wrong when the styrofoam was all broken apart. One of the candle jars was broken. It's about an inch chunk of glass broken. The glass lid is broken too. Plus, with the styrofoam all broken apart, it got everywhere. There is even some in between the candle and jar on the non-broken ones. They brilliantly shipped the jars with the lids not on the them. So, I sent off an nasty email to QVC about it. We shall see what they say. I was just really annoyed. Especially since the one that is broken is the one that I was for sure going to give as a gift. Bastards.

this is funny... on the blogger spell checker, it wants to replace Mandy with moaning. neat.

movie reviews

I have forgotten to post my reviews of the most recent movies I've watched, so here goes:
The Stepford Wives - just alright. Mandy says that the original was a horror movie. I need to rent it. the best part of this version: "She gives singles." That was hilarious.
Raising Helen - Kate Hudson is cute. If it starred anyone else, it would have been really dumb. Watch it if you have nothing else to do.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen - ohmygod. Dare I say the worst movie I've ever seen? Yes. It's worse than Gigli. And yes, I've actually seen Gigli. My poor eyes.

news of the boys - part two

nothing new on Dave today.
but did find out that JCM has a tv show coming up on VH1, appropriately titled
John Mayer Has A TV Show. Debutes December 2nd. I am just a little excited about it?
Just a little.

Thanks Dad

news of the boys...

Joan said she heard on the news about a new city art project. I found this article that tells all about it. Big guitars. That's cool. However, Joan heard that famous guitarists were designing some of them and she heard that JCM is doing one. So far I cannot find any confirmation of that. like Drudge: Developing...

This I is did confirm today: Where The Red Fern Grows is finally being released on DVD. Click here to watch the trailer. Why does this matter at all? Dave is in it. It was filmed in 1999 and has been on the back burner since then. I just like that he gets top billing on the cover. That's awesome. I am so excited. I added it to my Christmas list. Hooray!

flower on toes

When I went to get my pedicure, I got a flower on both my big toes because it was my birthday. Mind you, I paid extra (nothing free from them), but it looked cute.
I took a picture of one, because I knew it wouldn't last long. I have already taken
the polish off and repainted. I took my own polish for my toes, so that was one of
the reasons I did the flower. I knew I'd be able to take it off and still have my
feet look good. But there's more to the story. When I went home from my pedicure and haircut, I looked down at my feet as I was getting out of the car. One of the flowers was all messed up. So, I looked in my purse for my own polish because I decided that I would just take it off that one toe. But I had left my polish at the nail place. So, I decided to go back and get the polish and have her fix my toe. So, that's the whole story.

I keep forgetting...

I left all those teasers on my birthday and never explained them all...
Since I am at work, I can't really show the flower on toes. But I'll try to remember to post that tonight.

But as far as sick boy... Chris is sick. He's been sick since my birthday. I brought him home from work on my birthday. He went to work the next two days, but today, he stayed home. He was all dressed and ready for work when we woke me up to tell me he wasn't going. I asked him why he still had his shoes on. He said that they keep his feet warm. I left him sleeping on the couch covered with a blanket. What a cute boy. He has the congestion that I had. He doesn't give in to sickness very often, so I know that when he says he's sick, he really feels bad.

bent glasses... when he was washing my hair at my haircut, I had taken off my glasses and put them on my lap. Then, I stood up and across the floor they slid and my foot went down on top of them. They are not ruined, but a little off. Chris tried to fix them for me, but they are still not right. I am going to the ear doctor on Friday. I needed new frames anyway.

Alright. Other subjects now:
Six Feet Under ending. I am sad about that. I love that show.
Rain. It rained all day off and on yesterday and it was rainy this morning. Neat.
And

to Kearsten LaBrozzi!

Daughters

if your computer runs QuickTime... click here to see the new John Mayer video.

this is what I'm wondering too...

From London's Daily Mirror

thanks for my presents...

This is what I got...

From Chris:
this ring and he made an appointment and paid ahead for me to get my hair cut and styled today, therefore explaining the hair cut portion of the teaser from earlier.

From my parents:
this book, this beanie, this movie, these jeans, these pajama pants, this pajama top, (qvc item # A27484) a Christmas fleece jacket, a black v-neck shirt, a blue boat neck shirt, a Hello Kitty activity book, a Hello Kitty coloring book, flowers from my dad, my yummy cake, and dinner at Streets of New York.

From my sister and brother-in-law:
this book and these note cards.

From my in-laws:
this sweater, this sweater (in pink), this scarf, and a birth stone necklace and earring set. cuz it's cold here?

From my sister-in-law:
this lotion.

From my grandparents-in-law:
cash money

I also got lots of cards, in the mail and virtual ones.

Thanks again for all my gifts.

birthday pictures

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

What a morning? I really don't have time to write about it now. I'll write all about it later. But I'll leave a teaser... hair cut, flower on toes, bent glasses, sick boy.

I VOTED

I didn't get a sticker either, so I found one online.
We left work early today so we could go. We had NO line.
Ok, there was one person in front of my signing her name when we walked in. So, I guess I had to wait about 30 seconds. NEAT!
I am not looking forward to TV tonight. I don't know how late I'm gonna stay up.
But since tomorrow is you know what, I probably will go to bed at a reasonable time.