The ABC's Of Me- Blog Challenge Day 2

Day 2: What is something that describes you from each letter of the alphabet?

A: A.D.D. Seriously, I have the attention span of a two year- ooh, what's that, something shiny!

B: Baseball. If you have read any other posts on my blog, I'm sure you are quite aware I love baseball.

C: Chick Fil-A. I could literally eat there every day.

My love of baseball and Chick Fil-A in the same picture! :)

D: Dr Pepper. Seriously, it's like sweet nectar from heaven.

E: Elvis. I'm a big Elvis fan (and I mean that as in Elvis Presley AND Elvis Andrus). :)

Seriously, how could you not like either Elvis? :)

F: Friend. I try to be the kind of friend I would want. 

G: Guns. Nothing like going to the shooting range to let off a little steam.

Say hello to my little friend...

H: History. I love learning about history. I've been known to plan vacations around what kind of museums I can see while I'm there. :)

I: Ice cream. I love me some Blue Bell!

Me and my sister touring the Blue Bell factory

J: Jesus follower. I think this speaks for itself!

K: Kindhearted. Well, I try to be. Unless you cut me off in traffic, then I unleash my wrath. :) But seriously, I hate hurting someone's feelings, so I try my best to be nice in (most) circumstances. 

L: Laugh. I love to laugh and to make other people laugh. I make myself laugh all the time, I feel I'm quite funny, I could have my own comedy TV show. :)

See, my nephew E thinks I'm funny! :)

M: Musicals. I enjoy a good Broadway show, or a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein production.

N: Nerd. It's true, and not like book smart nerd, I'm just overall nerdy. ;)

O: Old movies. I love watching the classics. Especially anything with Audrey Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck, or Cary Grant. I love them all. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is my favorite cable station!

P: Pictures. I take lots AND lots of pictures (in case you haven't noticed).

Q: Queso. I love queso, oh so much. I'm pretty sure it should be in a food group all by itself!

R: Reader. I love to read. I have so many books my friends borrow from me instead of a library! 

S: Silly. I tend to be very silly sometimes. Again, have you read my blog at all? :)

I also have silly friends! :)

T: Talkative. If you ever meet my family, you'll know where I get it from. Good luck trying to get a word in at any family function! :)

U: Unique. I know, it's cheating to use this word because EVERYONE is unique. But, I'm using it anyways! How many other gals do you know who love Steve Avery, Chick Fil-A, Dick Van Dyke, and will spend money to go see the surviving members of The Monkees in concert? Yeah, didn't think so. Side note: Yes, I'm going to a Monkees concert tonight. Be very jealous. :)

V: Vivacious. Someone I work with used this word to describe me recently, I had to use it, it made me laugh.

W: Writer. Obviously, I mean, I have a blog, I must love to write. I also used to be a sports writer for a newspaper (I know, shocker!) :) And I've been trying to write a novel for some time, it's a slow process. :)

X: X-ray. Thanks to a few car accidents and also my own clumsiness, I've had more than my share of X-rays done. And seriously, how many words start with "X"? I never played the xylophone so I couldn't use that one. 

Y: Young at heart. I sometimes forget I'm not as young as I used to be, but hey, you are only as old as you act feel, right? ;)

Z: Zoo. I love going to the zoo. I'm hoping my sweet great-nephews and my new great-niece will come see me soon so we can go visit the Dallas Zoo again! :)

I just realized this picture is three years old. My little monkeys need to come back for another zoo trip! :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!! Thanks for all the positive feedback on my challenge! Again, leave me a link to your blog if you participate. I look forward to your posts!

XOXO!

New Blog Challenge- Day 1!

Okay, in an attempt to blog EVERY SINGLE DAY for a month (yeah, I know, probably won't happen, but I'm gonna try), I've come up with this blog challenge. Feel free to steal borrow the idea if you would like (just send me a message so I can check out your blog!) :) If you want to participate and you don't want to write something every single day, that's fine, just pick the ones you like! :)

Here I go!

Day 1: How have you changed in the last 5, 10, 15, and 20 years?

I felt it was easiest to make a chart to show how I've changed. No laughing at my photos please. :)

Okay, so the one thing that remained the same is that I love to spend time with my friends! So, how about you? How have you changed over the past 20 years?

XOXO!

How Pinteresting...

What I've been pinning lately... (follow me on Pinterest here)

This may or may not apply to me. ;)

I've said this more than once recently...

I'd be first in line!

Have you met my family? Yeah, pretty much sums us up!

This is quite possibly the cutest picture ever!

Love it!

True story...

Yes indeed.

So in football, no Giants, Redskins, or Eagles guys for me. In baseball, no Athletics, Mariners, or Angels guys. I would say Astros, but let's get real. Like the Astros will ever be a threat. ;)

Yes, I know football. I can't help it that I have a weakness for quarterbacks. Hey there Romo... ;)

I can't help but love Romo (even though I know he will probably break my heart yet again this football season). 

XOXO!

Never Ever Ever...

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Never Ever Ever...

...will I NOT enjoy a Brad Paisley concert. His concert Saturday night was awesome!

Lee Brice and Chris Young opened for Brad. They were great! 

View from our lawn seats 

Chris Young is there somewhere!

Brad!

Me and Laura looking adorable in our cowboy hats!

...would I have believed that Geovany Soto would snap a Rangers four-game losing streak with a walk-off home run! Hello win column (finally!)

...will I NOT sigh when I see a picture of Luke Bryan. There is a reason he won my Men Madness Bracket! ;)

Luke Bryan playing baseball...even better. :)

...will I understand guys. Men always say that women are complicated, but I beg to differ- you guys are just as confusing. Yeah, there is a story behind this. No, I'm not going to share.

...will I NOT laugh at something that makes fun of Ford. :)

...will I pass up an opportunity to take a picture of me wearing a hat. :)

Me and my friend Monica wearing the giveaway fedoras at the Rangers game earlier this month.

Happy Tuesday! 

XOXO!

TGIF...............kinda...

Normally I look forward to Fridays. For one, well, it's the start of the weekend, and two, I am normally off work by 11:30a. This week is a little different. I'm having to put in a lot of overtime this week, so I will be at work until 10:30 tonight AND I have to work Sunday 9-5. If you don't hear from me at some point next week, I didn't survive. :) It's okay, I don't really mind working the overtime, it's just for a few weeks. I AM looking forward to tomorrow night though (my one day off work). My friend Laura and I are going to hopefully see Brad Paisley in concert. We tried to go last year, and it got rained out. It's raining right now, but the forecast is predicting it will be sunny tomorrow. Like I've said before, I try not to complain about rain in Texas during July, BUT I am making deals with the "weather gods" so the concert will go on. I've been to several Brad Paisley concerts, he usually puts on one of the best shows I've ever seen. I'm really looking forward to it! :)

Me and the BFF at Brad Paisley concert in 2010

Me and Lyn at Brad Paisley in 2011

Me with Khrystal and Laura before the rain started last year at the Brad Paisley concert

We waited two hours only to have the concert canceled. :(

Thought I would post some Brad videos for your listening enjoyment today! Happy weekend!

XOXO!!

Thursday Thirteen...

I know, I haven't done a Thursday Thirteen in a while. Thought I would try it again! :)

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I was reading a devotional recently about the different names/titles people go by. I thought I would use it for my Thursday 13 topic today! 

Who Am I?

1. A daughter. I have the best parents in the world and I would like to think they think of me as the best daughter in the world (okay, one OF the best daughters, I suppose my sisters and I could all be tied for first place). OH, today is my dad's birthday! Happy birthday daddy! Love you! Click here to check out my post from last year for him! 

At a Rangers game last year with my folks!

2. A sister. I have three brothers and two sisters who will all agree (I'm sure) that I'm the best little sister ever! 

Me and my siblings last month

3. An aunt. My 19 nieces and nephews will all tell you I'm the coolest aunt ever (I'm usually introduced as "this is my favorite, cool, Aunt Rachel". 

4. A great-aunt. No, I'm not using the title of aunt again. Notice the hyphen. Remember I have nieces and nephews close to my age? Well, some of them have kids, so that makes me a great-aunt. I have five adorable great-nephews and one precious great-niece.

Okay, so the guy in the bottom right picture is my nephew Greg (yes, he's older than me), but it's the only picture I could find with me and his sons!

5. A believer. I love Jesus, and (thankfully) He loves me.

6. A friend. Seriously, a girl could not ask for better friends than the ones I have. I am blessed to be called their friend!

Just a small portion of my awesome friends!

7. A reader. I love to read. Just ask the group of friends who helped me move earlier this year and had to carry MANY heavy boxes full of books. :)

8. A blogger. Okay, so lately I haven't been the BEST blogger, but I'm trying to get back into it. 

I'm now "real life friends" with these awesome ladies who I met blogging!

9. A sports fan. I know, you are shocked, I hardly EVER talk about sports, right? :)

10. A binge-Netflix watcher. It's true. I can't just take my time watching TV shows on Netflix. I have to see how fast I can get through it. I may or may not have just watched all nine seasons of One Tree Hill in a month (don't judge). For the record, I never watched it while it was on, so these were all new to me. 

11. A fighter/survivor. After what happened to me in December (click here if you are new to my blog), I'm stronger than I ever thought I could be. I still have my moments (I'm really good at hiding that from everyone), but I'm getting better. I promise.

12. A (wannabe) cowgirl. Okay, not really. But I have pictures of me in a cowboy hat I wanted to post. :)

13. A nerd. Yes, I have the pictures to prove it! :)

I'm also a bit of a rebel, look at me disobeying that "do not touch" sign. For those wondering, this was on Elvis Presley's airplane. I went to Graceland last year. :)

I have perfected the "duck lips" look.

I'm also a bit of a clown.

Posing in an Audrey Hepburn type hat.

Just call me Your Majesty.

I'm also a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader (okay, not really). 

Never take me to an art museum, I might just do this.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

XOXO!