Saturday, May 26, 2012

Great Friends Are A Blessing

They say friends can come in to your life for different reasons and when the time is up, many will part ways. I am so blessed to be able to say this group of ladies (minus a few that couldn't make it) are lifetime friends who have no intention of going anywhere. I never realized how fortunate I was to have the same group of friends since elementary, middle school, and even preschool. We have all grown so much over the past 25 years together.
Through weddings, babies, troubles, new jobs,

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

20 Questions....(Part 17)

1) Why did the oil rig in the Gulf Coast have to sink and pollute the water on Earth Day??

2) Did you all see that 50lb bunny rabbit?

3) What kid wouldn’t to wake up to that on Easter Sunday?

4)Why are they wasting time with a new Freddy Kruger?

5)Don’t they know that Robert England is the O.G. Freddy Kruger and that no scene will EVER top the one where he walked down that ally with his arms stretched out about 20 feet wide? (Still gives me the creeps)

6) The million dollar

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

We'll Miss You Ms. Mary

Although people can be quite spontaneous and random, we all have pretty set routines that are a part of our daily lives. During the almost 5 years I have resided in California, one of my morning routines included stopping by the AM/PM gas station on the way to work to get coffee. I would chat with the people who worked there and quickly developed friendships with most of them. Everyone was so friendly and I often found myself just stopping by to say hello, even when I didn’t want any

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Kind People Still Exist

If you have 5 seconds to listen to any type of media throughout the day you are generally bombarded with nothing but negative information, slander, images, gossip, death, loss, devastation, and anything else that can take the smile off your face.  In the midst of all the negative hype, I experienced two acts of random kindness that showed me despite all things, there are still so many good people in this world.
On Friday I was at the gas station putting air in my tire. I had a dress on,

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Exactly Where You Ought to Be

At some point in our lives I am sure we have all had thoughts or ideas of how our lives will turn out, where we will be in 5, 10, 15 years, what we will be doing, what we will look like, what direction our careers and family will go, etc. Many people are doing exactly what they planned to be doing according to their life plan, while others struggle with the fact that they are not quite where they want to be. Some may deal with depression, others may simply give up, and still others may just

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Hiking at Red Rock

Yesterday was a nice change of pace from being in the gym. I got to go hiking at Red Rock Canyon while spending time with my family in Las Vegas. In my mind, I was thinking we were going on an "outdoor walk", hence my dress. Next time I will invest in some hiking boots and pants. The weather was perfect; sunny and about 75 degrees. We trekked up the mountain for 45 minutes, enjoyed the scenery at the top and headed back down. We opted to skip the second summit because it was very

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Arnold Weekend Whirlwind

Wheew! Made it back from Columbus around 2pm this afternoon. This will definitely go down as one of my most memorable Arnold weekends ever. I got my goodie bag and gear from Bodybuilding.com so now I am an official member of the team. Hoo-rah! Friday night I had dinner with my college friend from Kentucky State (Roman Lori) and his family (Stacey Pyles and the kiddos). We had 15 years of catching up to do. Saturday morning I got to participate in the bodybuilding.com hoopla and play line police

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Columbus Bound for the Arnold Classic

Food...CHECK! Bags.....CHECK! Fly outfits....CHECK! Lots of energy and a weekend of fun.....CHECK, CHECK!!! It's almost time for the Arnold Sports Festival!!!! This is my favorite fitness event of the year. Every sport imaginable will be represented this weekend. People from all over the country will be there. And health and wellness vendors from all over the world will be handing out goodies. This will be the first time I am going and representing Bodybuilding.com as the 2012 Spokesmodel

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