Weekend Update

it is day #27 of a possible 30 and here we are again, in a rush to meet demands @ work. it doesn't look very promising but we can only try, n'est pas? what day is it today? mmm it feels like a tuesday but one can never tell since they put all kinds of crap on tv you can't tell what day it is cuz it's all mixed up w/one rerun after another. that's why during this time of the year i don't even bother. i'm using the time wisely by doing other stuff i should have done instead....like exercising for example. i got the results from the dr's office and guess what? my cholesterol is high again. time to get moving, huh? serves me right. i already gained the weight i had previously lost. can't seem to keep on the right track. she recommends i watch what i eat and exercise regularly. i am to go back in 6 months to try again. wish me luck. day one of a revamped exercise routine was yesterday and boy do i feel it. not too much, though.

this weekend we went to see macbeth @ the botanical garden. i planned to take pics to share but it wasn't allowed. i did get one of the stage but it isn't worth sharing so why bother. other than that i had a good time. the show itself was pretty good. i got a chance to use the new binoculars i got & it helped alot. the weather wasn't too bad either so it made for an enjoyable evening. it's a good thing we got there early cuz it was packed. all in all it was pretty good.

this thursday i have an appt w/ the orthodontist to go get braces again. yeah, yeah, so i forgot to wear my retainers like i should have, so sue me. we'll see how it goes this time. it'll only be for a year so it shouldn't be too bad. maybe it'll even help me loose some weight because as i remember it hurts like hell to eat. we'll see...

have to make it short. other things to make time for...bye..

June Update

Hi again.....here it is monday the start of a new week and the month is almost gone. today's image comes from George West or as i've titled it, "Sunrise over George West". ok, it's not my poetic best but what the hell. we were on the road again and it was such an inspiring view that i decide to try and capture in on film. try is the key word here but i still thinks it's nice. this was when we went to trish's graduation. the first niece/nephew to graduate high school and i hope it won't be the last. it was nice being back @ my alma mater. i graduated from there 16 years ago. it went okay except afterwards i fell ill. "but i'm feeling much better now" :)

yesterday was father's day. because of 2 previous trips down to the valley we were unable to be there in person this time but i did call dad to wish him a happy father's day.

the other big family event was mary and susan's 40 th bday. yep, they turned 40 this year. mary kindly reminded me that i'm only 6 years behind them. still...that's six years. i sent out the obligatory cards and made my phone calls so i'm good for another year.

the next image comes to us courtesy of the texas folklife festival. they're some kind of turkish dancers. we managed to make it this year too and a good time was had by all. the best part, in my humble opinion was the belgium waffle i savoured that morning. mmm....mmm.. good. trust me, it was good. the weather was super hot but we managed to make it work. we were only there for a couple of hours and i think that was enough for me. we even sampled some mexican food (of course). it was an allday event so by the time we left it was getting really crowded. that was our cue to leave. i don't particularly enjoy walking around drunk people (they were selling beer too, you know) . but moving on:

work has been okay. here it is the 19th day of the month and we've only posted 6.6m-out of a possible 14 for this month. it isn't looking too promising. we are pretty well caught up. even the coders are caught up. at least i don't have to put up w/the daily aggravation of dd. she's far and away for now, hopefully for a little while longer. hey, the picnic is this weekend but i'm afraid we've got plans. as if we were really planning on going. instead we're going to the botanical gardens for this year's shakespeare in the park's performance of macbeth. i'll try and take some pics to share.

went to the wedding this weekend. it was okay, not bad for an indoor wedding. okay, the wedding was outside but the reception was inside. food and music were okay. talk about shopping for the present at the last minute, but we made it.


last but not certainly not least, here's an updated pic of maggie. she sure has grown in the past few months, if you call that growing. she can be a pain sometimes but she's adorable. she's gotten sick a couple of times but she's doing okay, serves her right.

one more thing: went to see "x-men". it was pretty good, better than the previous two. they said it'd be the last one but i have a feeling there will be another one pretty soon. if you were one of the few people who stayed until the end of the credits-congratulations. you got to see the return of xavier. just when you thought he was gone for sure. sorry, i almost called him picard. you trekkies know what i mean by that.

until next time...stay cool...summer isn't even here yet...