Two very random thoughts.
1. My boss did his first ever Pelatonia ride this past week (102 miles!) to help raise money for cancer research at The James Hospital here in Columbus. He actually got to ride with The Limited Brands (they are a huge customer with two headquarter campuses here) and finished in just around 6 hours. Me, on the other hands - my legs would've fallen off. His sister is a photographer and put together a little slideshow which I thought was really neat. I told him I'm in next year! For some reason, 102 miles on a bike is a little easier to wrap my head around than a full 26.2 mile marathon. Who woulda thought?
2. The new kickoff rule in the NFL (kicking off from the 35 instead of the 30) is stupid. There goes another exciting part of football. On a good note, though, regular season starts in a mere 16 days! YEAH!!!!
That is all for now. Ready to get the rest of this week over with, then the hell that is month end next week over with......because the week after THAT, we have Labor Day off, work for two days, then off for 5 days straight - I am STOKED. We're going to Cincinatti (or maybe Indy.....undecided) for Wednesday/ Thursday.....then back in Terre Haute Friday - Sunday for my SIL's wedding, then off Monday because the Cowboys have their first Sunday nighter 9/11.
Yes, I'm that person who takes vacation days on the days after my team plays late nights. :)
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Super Bowl XLV
Well, I HAD been waiting for this day up to about October 2010......until my Cowboys decided they didn't want to take advantage of having the best shot in Super Bowl era-history to go to, and win, a Super Bowl in their own home. Since they were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs in November, I've been ready to get to this day and for this day to be OVER.
Green Bay Packers. Pittsburgh Steelers. Playing for a World Championship (I hate that they call it a "world" championship...........no other country in the world plays this game, but whatev), in MY TEAM'S house.
One of Dallas' most storied & hated rivals (I remember the intensity of the games in the 90s; fans older than me remember the grudge that started in the Ice Bowl) vs. the team that got to 6 Lombardis first.
I don't know how Roger Staubach is going to hand off the trophy tonight without running off the stage with it.
You're always supposed to root on your conference, and at least it isn't the Eagles.
Go Pack.
And hopefully the CBA holdouts won't last TOO long............I'm ready to get the bad taste of this season out of my mouth!
Green Bay Packers. Pittsburgh Steelers. Playing for a World Championship (I hate that they call it a "world" championship...........no other country in the world plays this game, but whatev), in MY TEAM'S house.
One of Dallas' most storied & hated rivals (I remember the intensity of the games in the 90s; fans older than me remember the grudge that started in the Ice Bowl) vs. the team that got to 6 Lombardis first.
I don't know how Roger Staubach is going to hand off the trophy tonight without running off the stage with it.
You're always supposed to root on your conference, and at least it isn't the Eagles.
Go Pack.
And hopefully the CBA holdouts won't last TOO long............I'm ready to get the bad taste of this season out of my mouth!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
EOY, Chris @ Work, Football!
What a week!
This past week was a killer. 2010 is almost officially, completely put away and the books closed....but man oh man what a process! I felt much more in control this year end than in the last 2, which was great. I felt like I had a very methodical process to getting everything done, and outside of leaving my AP pak on my desk Friday (when it should be well on its way to Longhorne, PA via UPS), it was a great week. I said "no" to lots of people this week that asked for my help - which doesn't feel that great at the time, but at the end of the day, I need to make sure my core tasks are being completed and all of the little extra tasks I take on each day make that really difficult.
Chris got some great news this morning! He got what came out to be a 13% raise in October (at his 90 day review), which was amazing in itself (not because he didn't deserve it, but b/c you just don't hear of those numbers in raises anymore) - but today he was informed he got ANOTHER raise for 2011 which was about another 4% increase. Hes been working really hard and some really long hours, and it is really paying off. The other Ops Manager stepped down/ was demoted, so Chris is pretty much on his own with what the two of them managed, and the owners of the company have really shown they trust him....the nice thing is that they are backing it up! Plus, he was informed today that he'll now be receiving a monthly insurance stipend since his company doesn't provide any health/ dental/ vision insurance. We figured it would be pretty small, but it's fairly sizeable AND not taxed. Since Chris is covered under my insurance, that money will come in major handy!
Wild Card weekend is half over, and although my Cowboys aren't in it, I'm still a football fan and am sad that there are now just 9 games left of the season :( Seahawks pulled off the major upset today against the Saints (thought there was no way in HELL that would happen, but any given Sunday....or Saturday! I guess). Colts also got beat at home, which as you all know, makes me gleeful. Just as gleeful as it makes everyone that Dallas did so poorly this year, so I don't feel bad. Tomorrow's picks: Baltimore over KC / Green Bay over Philly (I hope!)
This week really was a good one. I only got 5 miles in between last Sunday and today, but for the crazy week at work that was this week, I don't feel TOO awful about it....but it is time to get focused! Mini is a mere 17 weeks from today - 119 days! Time to get my butt in gear :)
This past week was a killer. 2010 is almost officially, completely put away and the books closed....but man oh man what a process! I felt much more in control this year end than in the last 2, which was great. I felt like I had a very methodical process to getting everything done, and outside of leaving my AP pak on my desk Friday (when it should be well on its way to Longhorne, PA via UPS), it was a great week. I said "no" to lots of people this week that asked for my help - which doesn't feel that great at the time, but at the end of the day, I need to make sure my core tasks are being completed and all of the little extra tasks I take on each day make that really difficult.
Chris got some great news this morning! He got what came out to be a 13% raise in October (at his 90 day review), which was amazing in itself (not because he didn't deserve it, but b/c you just don't hear of those numbers in raises anymore) - but today he was informed he got ANOTHER raise for 2011 which was about another 4% increase. Hes been working really hard and some really long hours, and it is really paying off. The other Ops Manager stepped down/ was demoted, so Chris is pretty much on his own with what the two of them managed, and the owners of the company have really shown they trust him....the nice thing is that they are backing it up! Plus, he was informed today that he'll now be receiving a monthly insurance stipend since his company doesn't provide any health/ dental/ vision insurance. We figured it would be pretty small, but it's fairly sizeable AND not taxed. Since Chris is covered under my insurance, that money will come in major handy!
Wild Card weekend is half over, and although my Cowboys aren't in it, I'm still a football fan and am sad that there are now just 9 games left of the season :( Seahawks pulled off the major upset today against the Saints (thought there was no way in HELL that would happen, but any given Sunday....or Saturday! I guess). Colts also got beat at home, which as you all know, makes me gleeful. Just as gleeful as it makes everyone that Dallas did so poorly this year, so I don't feel bad. Tomorrow's picks: Baltimore over KC / Green Bay over Philly (I hope!)
This week really was a good one. I only got 5 miles in between last Sunday and today, but for the crazy week at work that was this week, I don't feel TOO awful about it....but it is time to get focused! Mini is a mere 17 weeks from today - 119 days! Time to get my butt in gear :)
Monday, October 25, 2010
Parody in the NFL
I love football. I really, really do. My Cowboys don't play until tonight, but that didn't mean I had nothing to watch yesterday.
Loved watching Philly get beat by Tennessee.
Didn't really like seeing Washington win, but loved watching Jay Cutler get made to look like the doucebaggy-overrated QB he is.
Buffalo almost beat Baltimore - are you kidding?
Cleveland beat New Orleans 30-17. If I didn't have N.O. ST/ D in my fantasy (this week ONLY b/c the Jets are on a bye) that earned a whopping -3 points, I would've been laughing.
Atlanta beat Cincy - seriously, Cincy had a fluke season last year.
Refs pull one out for Pittsburgh (sick).
Oakland puts 59 on Denver on the ROAD?
I love it. Now I'm anxiously awaiting what basically boils down to a playoff game for Dallas tonight....I'm almost afraid to watch. But I will. Holding my breath the whole time....let's just hope they don't almost come back to win and LOSE in the final minute, because that'll just keep me up pissed off. Lame, I know.
This weekend was so nice and relaxing. We walked around the mall on Saturday, getting ideas for Christmas (and me giving Chris ideas for my bday :)) and just wandering. Went grocery shopping, went home and I took a nap (I LOVE naps), woke up and went to dinner (gotta love buy one entree get one free! We ate the Rusty Bucket - a chain in Cbus with really good food and sports). Yesterday we laid around some more and I got a run in. That was about it! It was nice :)
8 hours 45 minutes to go til kickoff. Definitely thinking it's naptime after work!!
Loved watching Philly get beat by Tennessee.
Didn't really like seeing Washington win, but loved watching Jay Cutler get made to look like the doucebaggy-overrated QB he is.
Buffalo almost beat Baltimore - are you kidding?
Cleveland beat New Orleans 30-17. If I didn't have N.O. ST/ D in my fantasy (this week ONLY b/c the Jets are on a bye) that earned a whopping -3 points, I would've been laughing.
Atlanta beat Cincy - seriously, Cincy had a fluke season last year.
Refs pull one out for Pittsburgh (sick).
Oakland puts 59 on Denver on the ROAD?
I love it. Now I'm anxiously awaiting what basically boils down to a playoff game for Dallas tonight....I'm almost afraid to watch. But I will. Holding my breath the whole time....let's just hope they don't almost come back to win and LOSE in the final minute, because that'll just keep me up pissed off. Lame, I know.
This weekend was so nice and relaxing. We walked around the mall on Saturday, getting ideas for Christmas (and me giving Chris ideas for my bday :)) and just wandering. Went grocery shopping, went home and I took a nap (I LOVE naps), woke up and went to dinner (gotta love buy one entree get one free! We ate the Rusty Bucket - a chain in Cbus with really good food and sports). Yesterday we laid around some more and I got a run in. That was about it! It was nice :)
8 hours 45 minutes to go til kickoff. Definitely thinking it's naptime after work!!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sweetest Day(s)
Middle of a lazy Sunday in the King household...the best kind!!!
I woke up this morning to apple cider in the fridge (yum) and a sweet/ funny card from Chris. For Sweetest Day...this, from a man I haven't gotten a Valentine's Day card from in a few years. He's changed his way of thinking, and I like it :) Nothing special, nothing extraordinary, just the little things that make our relationship so good :)
Yesterday was nice; we slept in, had some lunch, went grocery shopping, and I made a double batch of apple cookies after a good 25-minute run. Runs are getting easier everyday, and that's a good thing :) Last night, we went to Pizza Hut for dinner, and went and hung out with some girls that Chris works with. We played Apples to Apples, and I had never played before. It was a lot of fun and definitely spurred a lot of laughs.
Today, we slept in (me a lot more than Chris...but it was SO nice), and have just been hanging around the house watching football and doing laundry. Love lazy days.
The Cowboys have a bye this week, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Hopefully this next week we'll get everyone healthy and ready for a big test against Atlanta next week.
This week is the last fiscal week of October for me, and snow preparations are in full swing. ARGH! Its been cool this past week, but it looks like some warmer weather is in store. Thank goodness...not ready for the cold weather yet.
Alright, back to rooting on the Saints. The Giants' "#1 ranked defense" is allowing Drew Brees to throw all over them right now, and I'm laughing my head off. Go New Orleans!
I woke up this morning to apple cider in the fridge (yum) and a sweet/ funny card from Chris. For Sweetest Day...this, from a man I haven't gotten a Valentine's Day card from in a few years. He's changed his way of thinking, and I like it :) Nothing special, nothing extraordinary, just the little things that make our relationship so good :)
Yesterday was nice; we slept in, had some lunch, went grocery shopping, and I made a double batch of apple cookies after a good 25-minute run. Runs are getting easier everyday, and that's a good thing :) Last night, we went to Pizza Hut for dinner, and went and hung out with some girls that Chris works with. We played Apples to Apples, and I had never played before. It was a lot of fun and definitely spurred a lot of laughs.
Today, we slept in (me a lot more than Chris...but it was SO nice), and have just been hanging around the house watching football and doing laundry. Love lazy days.
The Cowboys have a bye this week, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Hopefully this next week we'll get everyone healthy and ready for a big test against Atlanta next week.
This week is the last fiscal week of October for me, and snow preparations are in full swing. ARGH! Its been cool this past week, but it looks like some warmer weather is in store. Thank goodness...not ready for the cold weather yet.
Alright, back to rooting on the Saints. The Giants' "#1 ranked defense" is allowing Drew Brees to throw all over them right now, and I'm laughing my head off. Go New Orleans!
Monday, September 14, 2009
The King's Weekend: By The Numbers
28: number of hours it took for my cousin, Kristi, to deliver her & her husband (Wes)'s first child, Ava Grace Reed. They started the inducing at 5:30 on Friday night and Ava made her arrival at 9.12 pm on 9/12/09. Welcome, Ava!
3: number of great hours I spent in the mid-September sunshine on Saturday afternoon.
60(ish): pool temperature (it felt like)....had to jump in after getting too hot, and promptly got out....COLD!
18: points USC scored against hometown favorite (duh) Ohio State on Saturday night. OSU only scored 15. It got worse...
4: the number of points OSU's UNRANKED archrival Michigan beat #16 ranked Notre Dame by on Saturday afternoon. Ouch.
11: OSU's new ranking, falling 3 from #8
353: Tony Romo's new career high passing yards in a game, Sunday vs. Tampa Bay
1965: before yesterday, the last time a Cowboys team had 2 or more plays of 60 yards or more
13: number of points the Cowboys beat Tampa Bay by...in hot, humid Florida
2: number of hours Chris & I spent going through old documents, bills, statements, and general junk paperwork in our apartment. Two bags full of trash and one full of shredded paper later, we now have no more bills hanging around from 2006 (they were somewhat organized, but who knows when I might have had to prove that I DID pay a Vectren bill back on Bethel?)
0: the times Chris & I ate out this weekend. Boo.
102: days until Christmas!
1: box so far earmarked for Goodwill. Many more coming I'm sure!
That pretty much marks our weekend. A great weekend of football, sunshine, and being together. And - praising God for Ava's safe arrival. Congrats Kristi & Wes!
3: number of great hours I spent in the mid-September sunshine on Saturday afternoon.
60(ish): pool temperature (it felt like)....had to jump in after getting too hot, and promptly got out....COLD!
18: points USC scored against hometown favorite (duh) Ohio State on Saturday night. OSU only scored 15. It got worse...
4: the number of points OSU's UNRANKED archrival Michigan beat #16 ranked Notre Dame by on Saturday afternoon. Ouch.
11: OSU's new ranking, falling 3 from #8
353: Tony Romo's new career high passing yards in a game, Sunday vs. Tampa Bay
1965: before yesterday, the last time a Cowboys team had 2 or more plays of 60 yards or more
13: number of points the Cowboys beat Tampa Bay by...in hot, humid Florida
2: number of hours Chris & I spent going through old documents, bills, statements, and general junk paperwork in our apartment. Two bags full of trash and one full of shredded paper later, we now have no more bills hanging around from 2006 (they were somewhat organized, but who knows when I might have had to prove that I DID pay a Vectren bill back on Bethel?)
0: the times Chris & I ate out this weekend. Boo.
102: days until Christmas!
1: box so far earmarked for Goodwill. Many more coming I'm sure!
That pretty much marks our weekend. A great weekend of football, sunshine, and being together. And - praising God for Ava's safe arrival. Congrats Kristi & Wes!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Happy Labor Day!
Well, it has been a very quiet and uneventful weekend at the King household....a much-needed one for sure, since the next month is going to be pretty crazy! We have two "free" weekends, a wedding in Indy (which Chris is in), and then we're moving the following weekend, which, by my calculations, takes us right into October (CRAZY!). So, the next two weekends are going to be spent packing up and sorting out and getting things ready to move....in between football, of course! The regular season is now a mere THREE days away (kickoff is Thursday night between Pittsburgh & Tennessee), and Dallas plays Sunday. I can't wait! Unlike last year, I'm not overly confident that Dallas will win it all, but I am cautiously optimistic that they'll at least make the playoffs and WIN a game in the postseason! I'm calling it now! 11-5, a Wild Card spot, and at least getting into the divisional round!
With people all around me getting pregnant right and left lately, it has been hard to keep myself away from baby fever. I have several sorority sisters that are pregnant (including a close friend who just found out that they're expecting their first...can't wait to be "Aunt Nikki"!), a cousin who is due anyday, a guy at work whose g/f is expecting twins in April, my immediate boss who is due in February....but we're staying away from that (for now...sorry everyone!) However, we did get into a discussion on baby names on Saturday night, and that was fun. We're just not ready for babies yet, and we know that. But hopefully, when the time is right and presents itself, everything will go swimmingly :) It's fun to think about for now, though.
It has been a very random, fun, lazy weekend. Saturday, we both slept in late, got some lunch, and Chris went to watch the first OSU game at an old co-worker's house. I watched the first quarter, but the beautiful sunshine was calling my name and I went out to the pool. So sue me....I'm not a full-fledged Buckeye yet! I did catch the end of the game though, and there was a collective sigh of relief as the Bucks escaped a close call by Navy. Football season is always so much fun! That night, we went out for a quick dinner, and laid around the house. Yesterday was more of the same, with grocery shopping mixed in. I have to say that grocery shopping is one of my favorite things to do with Chris (98.9% of the time!). We both love people-watching, coming up with ideas for dinner (even though most of the time I have the whole week's meals already planned out), and generally goofing around. We went back to the pool yesterday for a little bit more sunshine, and I again braved the cold water to swim some laps. I have found that being in water just relaxes me, and I don't even feel tired or sore after doing any kind of activity in the water. Maybe I was an Olympic swimmer in a former life! It's something to look into, though....swimming is a great form of exercise, and I'm always up for something to get me out of my normal boring (not so much right now) routine.
Last night was more laying around the house, and Chris was in a really goofy mood that kept me laughing for most of the night. We went on a memory journey when we watched a slideshow of all of our honeymoon pictures, and we both were bemoaning the fact that we were in Jamaica just a short year ago. Hopefully, we'll be able to go back soon....we loved every minute! We slept in late again this morning, and have been lazing around in our pj's all day. I plan on making banana pancakes for dinner - we grilled out last night since we knew the weather probably wouldn't cooperate today (we were right....it's been cool, rainy, and cloudy all day). I also got a Christian marriage study from a coworker last week, and we're excited to start it to see what it can bring to our marriage.
Well, apparently I am more than a wife. I am a playmate....Chris is yelling "I'm bored" from upstairs, so I should probably go see what he's up to before he starts messing with my paperwork up there :)
Happy September! Fall is a mere 14 days away!
With people all around me getting pregnant right and left lately, it has been hard to keep myself away from baby fever. I have several sorority sisters that are pregnant (including a close friend who just found out that they're expecting their first...can't wait to be "Aunt Nikki"!), a cousin who is due anyday, a guy at work whose g/f is expecting twins in April, my immediate boss who is due in February....but we're staying away from that (for now...sorry everyone!) However, we did get into a discussion on baby names on Saturday night, and that was fun. We're just not ready for babies yet, and we know that. But hopefully, when the time is right and presents itself, everything will go swimmingly :) It's fun to think about for now, though.
It has been a very random, fun, lazy weekend. Saturday, we both slept in late, got some lunch, and Chris went to watch the first OSU game at an old co-worker's house. I watched the first quarter, but the beautiful sunshine was calling my name and I went out to the pool. So sue me....I'm not a full-fledged Buckeye yet! I did catch the end of the game though, and there was a collective sigh of relief as the Bucks escaped a close call by Navy. Football season is always so much fun! That night, we went out for a quick dinner, and laid around the house. Yesterday was more of the same, with grocery shopping mixed in. I have to say that grocery shopping is one of my favorite things to do with Chris (98.9% of the time!). We both love people-watching, coming up with ideas for dinner (even though most of the time I have the whole week's meals already planned out), and generally goofing around. We went back to the pool yesterday for a little bit more sunshine, and I again braved the cold water to swim some laps. I have found that being in water just relaxes me, and I don't even feel tired or sore after doing any kind of activity in the water. Maybe I was an Olympic swimmer in a former life! It's something to look into, though....swimming is a great form of exercise, and I'm always up for something to get me out of my normal boring (not so much right now) routine.
Last night was more laying around the house, and Chris was in a really goofy mood that kept me laughing for most of the night. We went on a memory journey when we watched a slideshow of all of our honeymoon pictures, and we both were bemoaning the fact that we were in Jamaica just a short year ago. Hopefully, we'll be able to go back soon....we loved every minute! We slept in late again this morning, and have been lazing around in our pj's all day. I plan on making banana pancakes for dinner - we grilled out last night since we knew the weather probably wouldn't cooperate today (we were right....it's been cool, rainy, and cloudy all day). I also got a Christian marriage study from a coworker last week, and we're excited to start it to see what it can bring to our marriage.
Well, apparently I am more than a wife. I am a playmate....Chris is yelling "I'm bored" from upstairs, so I should probably go see what he's up to before he starts messing with my paperwork up there :)
Happy September! Fall is a mere 14 days away!
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