It's OK Thursday....

It's OK...

...that the Rangers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Okay, it's NOT okay, but I'm trying to be okay with it. I still had fun this season going out to the Ballpark and meeting up with my Rangers family. Through wins and losses, I will never EVER quit being a Rangers fan.

... that I feel like saying this to all the people who have frustrated me this week: (but I won't, because I'm a nice person)

... that I'm SO FAR behind on my book challenge this year. I guess I could read 23 books before December 31 if I put my mind to it. We shall see. 

... that I'm too lazy to make a new fall wreath, so I'm using one from three years ago.

I saw my neighbor on Monday and she was like, I assume since you changed from your baseball wreath, that means the Rangers are out of the playoffs? **SOBBING**

... that I'm missing the season premiere of Supernatural tonight because I will be at a hockey game. I will not confirm or deny that I will go online when I get home to see if I can find it (I no longer have a DVR since I got rid of cable).

Yes, I just wanted to use a Jensen Ackles gif on my page, don't judge me

What's OK with you?

Blog Challenge Day 8- What I Love About Each Season

Day 8: What do you love most about each season?

Spring:

Opening Day of baseball, Texas wildflowers, pedicures, flip-flops, my birthday, riding on a motorcycle with my buddy B, thunderstorms, pleasant temperatures (although in Texas it only lasts about a week or two), March Madness

Summer:

Hanging out at the Ballpark with friends, Chick Fil-A milkshakes, Blue Bell ice cream, wearing cute summer hats, outdoor concerts, Dallas Summer Musicals, going to Six Flags, Fourth of July, being by any form of water, 

Fall:

Football season, State Fair of Texas, fall decorations, Halloween parties, playoff baseball at the Ballpark, Thanksgiving with the family (and seeing how many pies and cookies my mom can bake)

Winter:

Decorating for Christmas, snow in Texas (okay, doesn't happen that often, but when it does, I love it),  hot chocolate, Holiday in the Park at Six Flags, Rangers Fanfest, wearing cute winter hats, my mom's homemade chili, 

What do you love about every season??

XOXO!

My Twitter Addiction and 30 DBC Days 16 and 17

I saw this idea on my friend Katie's blog a while back and have been meaning to post it. If you follow me on Twitter (if not, click here) you know that I tend to tweet alot. I've accepted the fact that I have a Twitter addiction (my name is Rachel...I am a Twitter-holic). If you aren't on Twitter (or if you don't follow me), here is what you are missing.

I am followed by some famous people (yes, these people actually follow me)...

Famous companies seem to love me too...

Even some of the local/national media know my tweets are worth reading...

I get replies from famous people...

So, what do I tweet about? 
Sports...

 Mainly the Texas Rangers...

And my not-so-secret crush on outfielder Craig Gentry...

 Sometimes my tweets aren't sports related at all...

I talk to my attorney...

I vent...

I complain talk about the weather...

If someone makes me really mad, I take their picture and put it on Twitter...

And sometimes the wrath of Rachel is unleashed...

I've met some interesting people on Twitter and have made a lot of new friends. It's funny to think how a year ago I barely was on Twitter at all, look at me now! :) Believe it or not, there are times when I do take a break from Twitter (I do still have some kind of a life ya know!) :)

If you are still with me after that lengthy post, congratulations! On to the 30 Day Blog Challenge. Sorry I missed yesterday, my day got crazy.

Day 16: Dream house

I don't think I really have a dream house in mind (I want a house one day, right now I'm too lazy to deal with the responsibility of a house. That's right, I admitted it, I'm too lazy.) The only two specific things I want are:

A Jacuzzi bathtub (I kinda like the design of this bathroom)

A huge walk in closet. This one looks good to me! Except my clothes would take up both sides! ;)

Day 17: Something you are looking forward to.

FALL!! I'm looking forward to temperatures below 80 degrees (right now I'll take temperatures below 100). I'm looking forward to college football starting. I'm ready for the NFL season to kick off (no pun intended. Wait- who am I kidding? Of course the pun was intended)! I'm ready to go shopping for fall clothes. I'm ready to be able to sleep with my windows open. And I'm ready for the great State Fair of Texas. 

 

 

I like tall guys! ;)

Hope everyone has a great day! We are halfway through the work week!!

XOXO!

I'm back!

I know it's been a while since I've really posted anything (besides my blog journal). Sorry for the "sabbatical". It seems that life got in the way of blogging (I guess honestly that isn't a bad thing, but I do miss being connected to my blogging friends!) :)

The past few weeks at work have been insane (I prefer to say "craptastic"), which is one reason I haven't had time to post. After getting home, the last thing I really wanted to do was turn on my computer. I sometimes update my blog during my lunch break, but I've been so busy I really haven't had time to take a lunch break  lately (just don't tell my boss- we are required to take a lunch break). :)

So, is it just me or is it hard to believe that it's already OCTOBER? I was at the Rangers game yesterday with some friends and I was like, "it seems like only yesterday it was Opening Day." Which was in APRIL. It's finally beginning to feel like fall around here. It was about 65 degrees yesterday at The Ballpark (of course being in the sun made it feel a little warmer). I've had my bedroom window open in my apartment the past week. I love saving money by not having to use the air conditioning! Since I live on the second floor, I don't mind having my windows opened (I'll be honest. If I was on the first floor, I wouldn't do it.)

Last weekend I decided to pull out my fall decorations. Yes, when the temperature gets below 80 in Texas, we start decorating for fall! Here are some picture of a few of them.

 Front door of my apartment

Inside my front door

I put candy corn in this bowl and have it on my coffee table. I thought it was adorable!

I got all of these items at the Dollar Tree (I'm not too proud to admit I shop there- it's awesome). :)

Some co-workers and I also decorated around our office.

 Outside my office (okay, my cubicle)

 

You can kinda see the lovely view from my office window- I'm on the 5th floor

Anyways, as I mentioned before, I was at the Rangers game yesterday. It was the last regular game of the season. For the first time in 11 years the Rangers are going into the post season so there is still Rangers baseball left to be played and watched. We found out yesterday we will play the Tampa Bay Rays starting on Wednesday. I'm so excited about the post season (despite the Rangers getting shafted by "The Evil Empire", forcing us to play day games instead of primetime games). It's okay. I have a half day on Thursday at work, so I'll be able to see that one on TV. Just for Game 1 on Wednesday I'll have to follow it online. Here's hoping my I.T. department doesn't monitor my internet usage! ;)

I'll be honest. If you had told me back in April we would make the post season, I'm not sure I would have believed you. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know I love my Rangers- in the good times and bad times. Sadly there have been more bad times in recent years (my baseball heart has been broken more than once over the past few years), but I think in order to be a true fan, you have to love a team all the time (in good seasons and bad seasons). Anyone can love a team that wins all the time. Don't even get me started on band wagon fans. :) That doesn't mean I won't complain if they do bad (as you might recall), but I still love them! :)

Anyways, if you remember my post a few weeks ago, I got playoff tickets for game 3 of the first round of the playoffs (which will be this upcoming Saturday afternoon at The Ballpark). Rangers co-owner Chuck Greenberg actually helped me get them (go here for that post). Yesterday after the game I was able to meet Chuck Greenberg in person. He was very nice. He was busy signing autographs. His seats are lower, so people kept throwing stuff to him to sign. I asked him if we could take a picture and he said, "sure, come on down." The poor security guard had been trying to keep fans back, and then Chuck had him help me over the seats to get by him. He shook my hand and thanked me for coming to the game. I thanked him for everything he has done for the team!

 

Me and Chuck Greenberg, Rangers co-owner!

I hope to be better about updating my blog this week. I'm going to do my best to get caught up reading everyone's blogs as well!! I know I have some new followers I need to go check out (I promise to get to you, thanks for your patience!) If today isn't too brutal, I'll try to log on tonight when I get home.

Have a great week sweet friends!