Striker's on a Roll!!!

Today Striker bowled 8 games in the 2009 Ebonite Barry Asher Open (aka PBA Regional Tournament). Sadly, he was not bowling on the same pair as Danny Wiseman and he was on a different squad than Vince Wood, but I along with his parents and Lil Dahl showed up to sit on our rear ends for several hours. (Okay, so Lil Dahl and I missed the first two games...that's a story for another day.)

It gotta kinda close around the 6th game, but STRIKER QUALIFIED for the next round (that's at least 5 more games). That means he's bowling at 8:00 AM on Super Bowl Sunday. I will begin caffeinating sometime around 7:00 AM. Wish him luck!!!



Oh and by the way...Striker is bowling with Vince this morning. :)

Jenn Ann, Conformist

Kim, Rachel, and Janine badger me to start watching 24. I start watching 24. (Good move by the way).

Queen B tells all of us to "Follow" her blog. I follow her blog. (Even though it was already on my Reader).

Kim tells me to call her. I call her. (She wanted to find out how many episodes of 24 I'd watched.)

Striker asks what I want for dinner. I don't care. He asks if I'll pick up CPK if her orders it. Ok.

Sigh. I swear I have opinions and can make decisions for myself! :)

Football Cupcakes

It was only while driving to work today that I had the moment of brilliance that I should have had end zone decorations and goal posts. Sigh. I might be on to something though...Crap, Valentines Day is only 2 weeks away - oh wait, I won't be at work, I'll be on vacation!

And feel free to make fun of the wavy lines...I blame it on the pre-game celebration ;)

Cupcake Factory

I'm not sure how I became the favorite cupcake baker at work. I willingly give away my secret (ONLY use Pilsbury mix and frosting) and encourage others that they too can be master cupcake bakers - after all, if I can do it, ANYONE can. The problem? They don't make them!

We are having a Super Bowl Tailgate Potluck Extravaganza at lunch tomorrow and somehow Pickle talked me into making cupcakes. Since the crew planning the festivities is going all out, I thought I might try making this batch a little more festive than traditional birthday cupcakes.

They are chocolate cupcakes (dirt)with green frosting (first time I used food coloring in frosting....kinda fun!) and sprinkles for texture (grass). I am going to lay them all out on the table like a football field and draw yard lines. Hopefully it works out and I remember to take a picture!

It's Kim's Fault

Well, Rachel and Janine's fault too. 24 has completely consumed my life!
I'm either working, sleeping, or watching season 1 of 24. (hence the lack of blogs).

I have a crush on Jack Bauer.

When Striker grows up he wants to be Jack Bauer - don't tell Chuck Norris!

On the Road Again....

As most of you are aware, I love a good car nap! Because of this, and the fact that he doesn't mind driving, Striker drives 99.9% of the time that we are together. (The 0.1% is when he gets to drink and I drive.)

Don't tell Striker, but I actually like driving on open highways. If you tell him, it will mean that I might have to forfeit my nap on our upcoming trip to Vegas :(

Yesterday, I drove up to Palmdale for Kellie's baby shower and was cruising along enjoying my good road trip music (which also doubles as my gym music) when I got stuck behind this guy. Needless to say, I was no longer cruising. And yes, I photo'd while driving!

LAX Adventures

I made three trips to LAX this weekend.

The first was to pick up Queen B at terminal 4. It was a very uneventful trip and my arrival was timed perfectly as it coincided with the Queen exiting the door to the baggage claim as I pulled up to the curb.

My second trip was to pick up ABBA at terminal 1. After much debate, I left for the airport earlier than I had for my first trip since it was Friday during rush hour. When I arrived I was stopped by airport security to have my car searched. Of course, this is the first time in all of my airport trips that this has ever happened! Good thing I was early! Unfortunately, their "thorough" search took less than a minute and I was still SUPER early. I made several laps and waited for ABBA's arrival. And then I saw ABBA holding her HCBC sign and all was right in the world!

My third trip was to return the Queen and ABBA, with their synchronized departure times. Of course I made the mistake of taking the "Arrivals" ramp, so they also got a bonus scenic tour of LAX. : )

Miss y'all!