February 15th, 2010 / 15 Comments » / by Greis
I finally did it.
I did what everyone else is doing. (I’m a follower like that.)
I went and got a bloggy make-over!
It was LONG over due.
I wish I could take the credit for the loveliness, but I can’t.
All credit for the design goes to Mommy Geekology and her awesome geeky skillz!
If you’re ever in need of a blog make-over or just need some advice be sure to give her a shout, she’d love to help. And she totally won’t yell at you when you’re indecisive and can’t make up your mind about colors, fonts or themes. (Not that I have any experience in that department!) Thanks Cat for all of your help and for making me look and feel pretty again!
Now sit back and enjoy the show blog and bear with me as I continue to play around and fix some things.
I think I may be in love!
What do you think?
Posted in: Uncategorized
Tags: Bloggy Makeover
February 9th, 2010 / 14 Comments » / by Greis
It’s Tuesday and I’m lazy.
So, I’m participating in ohamanda’s weekly bloggy carnival this week.
Be sure to head over there for the details and to play along!
2 of my most favorite shows are starting up this week, so I thought it would be fun to share my top 10 (in no particular order) favorite television shows.
Enjoy!!
- Grey’s Anatomy
I love me some Seattle Grace hospital drama, and who doesn’t want to stare at McDreamy for an hour?
- The Amazing Race
It’s me and my cousins dream to be on the race one day! We’d be damn good at it.
- Survivor
I could never be on the show, but watching others get dirty and eat yucky bugs is fun!
- Law and Order
There are about 100 different versions, and I love them ALL.
- The Biggest Loser
Who doesn’t dream of Jillian yelling at them one day? I need to be on this show, anyone want to make a video for me?
- Cougar Town
Courtney Cox does a great job and the show keeps me laughing weekly. LOVE it!
- Private Practice
Taye Diggs, do you need any other reason to watch?
- Sports
I love watching football and baseball most, and if it’s the Astros, the Texans or the Longhorns it’s even better!!!
- Desperate Housewives
Things are never boring on Wisteria Lane.
- Big Love
Polygamists, scandal and family drama – OH MY!
What are some of your favorites?
Posted in: Top Ten
Tags: meme, Randomness, Top Ten Tuesday
February 4th, 2010 / 13 Comments » / by Greis
I’m not afraid of much…
- I love flying.
- I really love roller coasters (the higher/faster the better)!
- I have no problems with needles.
- Most bugs I can handle
Wanna know what I’m absolutely terrified of?
Scary Movies
Yes, you read that right. I’m afraid of scary movies. It’s not just I’ll go to one and close my eyes afraid. It’s I won’t (not even for a MILLION dollars) ever.ever.EVER go to one EVER! If a movie looks even somewhat scary there’s no way in hell that you’ll get me to go. Poltergeist, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street I’ve never seen any of them and I likely NEVER will.
Haunted Houses
This goes right along with scary movies. You will NEVER EVER get me to walk through a haunted house. It just won’t ever happen, believe me people have tried. I’m just as happy and content escorting your ass to the haunted house and waiting for you outside, because that’s the kind of friend I am. This phobia may stem from the fact that my parents took me to a haunted house when I was 5. There were clowns and scary goblins jumping out of every crevice of that house and grabbing at my legs. I was scared out of my skin and have never entered a haunted house since. So, yeah, you can thank my parents for that!
What are you afraid of?
Posted in: Girl Talk
Tags: Afraid, Girl Talk Thursday
January 28th, 2010 / 7 Comments » / by Greis
When two very real, but different, life events happen on the same day how do you keep your emotions in check?
Part 1 can be found HERE.
After getting the news about sweet Layla Grace, and crying for what seemed like hours, I laid down to rest. I was beyond tired after a long week of work and life. I was in bed for about 45 minutes when I received a text from my friend Amy. The text said, “Have you checked Twitter? Heather Spohr is having her baby!!” The second line was enough to get me up and on-line.
For those of you that follow my blog, or my Twitter stream, you have likely heard of Heather, her husband Mike and their daughter Maddie. Heather’s pregnancy has been well documented on her blog and we, as a blogging/Twitter community, had been anticipating the event for 9 months.
I immediately logged on to Twitter to see this:
The news of baby Binky’s impending birth was enough to make me smile, A LOT! For the next hour or so I was glued to Twitter waiting to hear the news that so many of us had become so excited about. When finally there was this:
My heart was over joyed with the news.
I read that tweet over and over again with pride.
There were tears.
Tears of happiness.
Tears for Maddie.
Annabel Violet Spohr was born and the Internetz could not have been happier!
It’s always amazing to me how life can change from minute to minute, hour to hour. How in one day you can experience every emotion imaginable, and the next day you have to fight to set your emotions free. One hour my heart was shattered in to a million tiny pieces and the next it was back together again.
On Friday, January 22, 2010 one friend had a baby and another friend was given the most devastating news about her “baby”. I cried for both friends that day.
Emotions can be a tricky thing.
There are people out there that think emotions should be hidden from the world.
I think a world without emotions would be a hard world to live in.
You may not show emotion, but please don’t judge me for wearing mine on my sleeve.
Posted in: Friends, Real Life
Tags: Annabel, bloggy friends, Layla Grace, Maddie, Real Life
January 26th, 2010 / 10 Comments » / by Greis
When two very real, but different, life events happen on the same day how do you keep your emotions in check?
Friday night was a very emotional night.
There were tears of happiness, tears of sadness and whole lot of in between.
My emotions were at both ends of the spectrum, and all in a 2 hour span of time.
This is Part 1*.
My evening started with the news that nobody should ever have to hear. Layla, the 2 year old daughter of my high school friend Shanna, was given a medical prognosis that they had been fighting to avoid.
Layla was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma in May. For 8 months she has been undergoing treatments to kill the cancer. For 8 months her fragile little body has been poked, prodded and poisoned in hopes that the cancer would die. It all seemed to be moving in the right direction, that is, until Friday. Layla, and her mother, went in for follow up scans to check the progress of the chemo/radiation. What they discovered was their worst nightmare, the worst case scenario. The cancer was winning. Not only were her bones being affected, but her one remaining “good” kidney was being attacked as well.
Shanna was told, by one of the best Neuroblastoma specialists in the country, that there was not much more that could be done. Layla’s kidney is only functioning at 59%, therefore surgery was out of the question. They were told Layla will likely only live for 2 months. 2 MONTHS!
Upon hearing the news my heart broke into a million pieces for the Marsh family. For Shanna and her husband Ryan who have stayed strong through out this battle and who have put their heart and soul into curing their youngest daughter of this devastating disease. For Jenna (9) and Claire (3), Layla’s older sisters, they love her so much. The past 8 months has taken its toll on them too.
How can a little girl who was so healthy and “normal” one month be on the verge of dying 9 months later? It’s incomprehensible. How do you continue to believe, how do you continue to have faith when something so life changing, so devastating becomes your reality?
On Friday night I cried for Layla, for Shanna, for the entire Marsh family.
The hope I had in my heart had come crashing down;
shattering to pieces after being hit with the harsh reality that is cancer.
Layla needs a miracle.
Luckily, I believe in miracles.
I will continue to pray for Layla and her miracle.
I will continue to ask HIM to watch over one of the sweetest 2 year olds that the world has ever known.
Layla, you are loved by so many. We’re all praying for you and your miracle.
Keep fighting baby girl, because we BELIEVE!
*Part 2 will be posted later today.
Posted in: Friends, Real Life
Tags: Friends, Layla Grace, Real Life
January 14th, 2010 / 11 Comments » / by Greis
Yes, you!
I’ve just been informed that today is a very important day.
It’s National Delurker Day.
The day that all of you incognito blog lurkers have to take off your identity hiding glasses and mustache and come out and say hello.
So, leave me a comment and let me know that you’re here.
I love hearing from you all, even if I’ve never heard from you before.
P.S. – I promise that there will be more substantial and interesting content on this here blog soon. I’ve got some posts started, and guess what, they have nothing to do with football!!
Posted in: Uncategorized
Tags: Delurker Day
January 7th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Greis
It’s game day and my HORNS are up and ready for a TEXAS win!!!
- The eyes of Texas are upon you,
- All the live long day.
- The eyes of Texas are upon you,
- You cannot get away.
- Do not think you can escape them,
- At night, or early in the morn’.
- The eyes of Texas are upon you,
- Till Gabriel blows his horn.
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Posted in: Sports
Tags: Texas Longhorns
January 6th, 2010 / 6 Comments » / by Greis
Longhorns are BCS Championship bound.
It will rain ROSES tomorrow night!!!
Hook’em baby!!!
Posted in: Photos, Sports
Tags: Texas Longhorns, Wordless Wednesday
January 2nd, 2010 / 3 Comments » / by Greis
Week 15 in the BFL was another nail biter. It came down to the points in the final game on Monday night, and with 12 correct picks I was the weeks winner. Yaye me, 2 wins this season!!! Who’d a thunk that could EVER happen?!?
Week 16 (week 17 in the NFL) brings the season to an end, and what an exciting season it was! A lot of teams have nothing to play for this week, they’re either out of the play-off picture or they’re already in. And then, there are those few teams whose games this week will be a deciding factor in their play-off chances. Did I mention that the Texans are still in the hunt? Crazy right?!?!? I mean, they have to win and 2 of 3 teams would have to lose, but there’s still a chance and that makes me happy.
Here are my picks for week 16 in the BFL (NFL week 17).
Sunday
Indianapolis @ Buffalo
New Orleans @ Carolina
Jacksonville @ Cleveland
Philadelphia @ Dallas
Chicago @ Detroit
New England @ Houston
Pittsburgh @ Miami
NY Giants @ Minnesota
San Francisco @ St. Louis
Atlanta @ Tampa Bay
Green Bay @ Arizona
Kansas City @ Denver
Baltimore @ Oakland
Washington @ San Diego
Tennessee @ Seattle
Cincinnati @ NY Jets
Combined Score of the Cincy/PHL game = 45
You can find all the details on the league HERE.
Make your picks and link up, we’d LOVE to have you!!!
Good Luck!!!
You can keep track of everyone’s progress HERE.
Posted in: BFL, Sports
Tags: Blogger Football League
