I got a case of the reds (**and a little case of the greens).

**the greens = jealously.

To Do: Get a (Fish)pedicure

If you know ANYTHING about me, please know that feet gross me out!!


(I could barely bring myself to post this picture. It grosses me out!)

So I have decided to blog about this (why? I don't know!). The salon is here in DC too. Gross.

Check this video out.

Not My Favorite: Today

I am writing today... maybe all this week off as a crappy week.

I spent the whole day on the verge of tears. Everything went wrong today for the most part. (Except I was incredibly productive at work.)

My dad always gives me props because I try and find the good in everything. So here is my attempt at this...

God gives us struggles to make us stronger and to teach us a lesson. (This is always my starting point of my investigation.) So what is God trying to teach you?

***Update: right as I am typing "t-e-a" above in teach. I get a phone call from a number I don't recognize. Contrary to normally... I answered the call. Who is it? WHO is calling from a 301 area code? ... ... ... My Bishop.

God isn't subtly sometimes, He tells you exactly what he wants you to do.

Anyhow, I am meeting with the Bishop this Sunday to help clear my head. Obviously, this is what the Lord would like me to do.

(Wow, the tone of this post changed quite dramatically.)

(image from here.)

Not My Favorite Thing: Tours

Lets start this off with a disclaimer...

***I do not mind giving tours to people. It is part of my job. Please
don't be afraid to ask for a tour if you are in the area. I really do love
giving tours and to toot my own horn, I think that I am pretty good at
them.

However... I had to give five, FIVE, tours this weekend. I dont mind when I know the people because its fun to chat with them and show them where I work, but then sometimes I do tours for people as a favor to friends and when you dont know people its just kinda awkward. But its always nice to meet new people.

This weekend was only the beginning of a crazy month though. My mother and one of her old friends comes to town on Tuesday and then I have a week of entertaining them and entertaining a couple friends who are in town as well. Then when my mom leaves her friend is staying here and her husband and daughter are coming to town. I am really looking forward to showing them all around town and especially my cute apartment.

Then there is this huge extra project that I took on for work for Easter. It will take all weekend to set up for it as well. And I have to give tours to all my friends who will be coming to town for the Easter event.

I am really excited to see everyone and show them around my lovely DC.

To Do: Chili Cookoff

Yes, yours truly had to participate in a chili cook-off today for work. If you know where I work you will understand the random humor of this.

We have to make an award winning chili (I found a great recipe), create a poem/skit to present our chili, decorate a table/booth and tie a U.S. President into the theme. WHAT? Yeah, that's what I thought.

We hadPresident Grant. Here is the receipe we used and poem that I created...

Kentucky Bourbon Chili
* 4 pounds lean ground beef
* 1 cup Kentucky Bourbon
* 3/4 cup chili powder
* 1 teaspoon oregano
* 1 tablespoon diced onion
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 16-ounce can kidney beans
* 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
* 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
* 6 8-ounce cans water
* 1 teaspoon cumin
* 2 teaspoons paprika
* 2 teaspoons garlic powder
* 4 small cans chopped green chilis

Brown ground beef and drain off fat. Add ingredients one at a time in order listed. Simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Makes about 1 1/2 gallons of chili.


President Grant
Our 18th President left his mark in so many ways,
we can thank him for Colorado and OPM snow days.

He was praised by Lincoln for being bold and risky,
and this made Lincoln want to give all the Generals that Old Crow Whiskey.

Grant may not have been an Ashton Kutcher,
but he sure was known an our Nation’s butcher.

He was known as a General who loved to kill,
I guess this earned him a spot on the fifty dollar bill.

By winning his wars in the bloodiest way,
he was the obvious choice for 8th Prez of the NRA.

Once he was arrested for speeding in his horse and buggy,
and then hoofed it back to the White House in weather so muggy.

His beautiful First Lady was a little cross-eyed,
but Grant said he liked her that way… he may have lied.

And after he had a tumbler of his whiskey,
he and his wife were known to get a little frisky!!!

Poor Grant got throat cancer from smoking a lot,
I guess he should have just stuck to his whiskey shot.

Though when he was surrounded by his wife, son and daughter…
his last request was not for whiskey, but for water.

And a game show contestant once met his doom,
when he incorrectly answered “Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?”

Grant's scandals arose when he kept lots of gifts…
but Jane says, “I never would have let this happen on my shift!”

Not My Favorite:

Okay, so I am pretty much an open book. I love talking to people everywhere I go and I love hearing their stories and sharing my stories with them. I love to compliment people and, of course, I love it when people compliment me.

BUT... in the last week people have felt compelled to share their personal views about my appearance with me. Things people have said...

"How come you always are wearing black?"

"You like like you are going to a funeral."

"Umm, so lets talk about this hairstyle."

"Nice, you are wearing gray. Well, atleast its not black or white."

"Whoa, what's going on with your hair today?"

"Your hair normally looks really cute."

"So, you are a pretty girl but how come you always wear black?"

And so many others. Urgh. Atleast some of these are paired with a compliment and then a smackdown. Haha.

Now these are coming from:
a) security guys at my office building
b) elderly volunteers
c) people who I dont really value their fashion advice
d) all of the above.

NOT my favorite: brown

I hate the color brown. I seriously wonder why people wear brown when they can just wear pretty black instead. Seriously! I was talking to a co-worker the other day and she was mentioning her brown pants and all that I could think about was... "Why would you actually purchase something brown!"

This is terrible because my hair is brown and my eyes are brown! Geez.

NOT my favorite: onions

i hate onions. i hate the way they smelll. i hate the way they make me tear up. i hate it when people cook them. i hate them on food. i hate everything about them!!!