Quote of the Day...

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it has to be lived forwards."

— Søren Kierkegaard

My Favorite Baby Names (for today at least...)

I'm SO not pregnant, but since my place of employment is all about pregnancy and babies, I tend to become engrossed in all things pregnancy and baby.

Anyway, my favorite baby names right now are:

Girls:
Lucy
Margo
Colette
Marlo
Camille
Frida
Daphne
Hazel
Dale
Georgia
Agnes
Adriana
Imogen

Boys:
Oliver
Sebastian
Gabriel
Clayton
Max
Jasper
Xavier
Felix

Grace in Small Things...

So I'm altering my GIST a bit -- instead of feeling guilty for not getting to it every day, I will simply post my GISTs when I have time :-) I might also post more than 5.

Every day (or as close to that as possible) I will post a list of five (minimum) things that have graced my life, either on that day or at any time in my life.

1. Seeing Charlotte getting so much healthier and happier
2. Taco Tuesday at my parents' house
3. Snuggling with Patrick on cold mornings
4. Chappy and Centerville sleeping with us even though they stink
5. Snuggies
   

Song Lyrics of the Day...

Why Don't You and I -- Santana

Since the moment I spotted you
Like walking 'round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies
And it's alright
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feelin' like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied

Every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right

So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world, be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I hold each other, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in

When's this fever gonna break ?
I think I've handled more than any man can take
I'm like a love-sick puppy chasing you around
And it's alright
Bouncin' round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lied

Every time I try to talk to you
Get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right

So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I get together, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in

Slowly I begin to realize this is never gonna end
But about the same time you walk by
And I say oh here we go again, oh

Every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out, everything I say to you
Comes out wrong and never comes out right

So I'll say why don't you and I get together an' take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I hold each other, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in

So I'll say why don't you and I get together take and on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again
So I say why don't you and I hold each other, fly to the moon
and straight on to heaven
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in

So I`ll say why don't you and I get together and take on the world
and be together forever
Heads we will and tails we'll try again

25 Things About Me

Gahhh...finally doing it. And I'm not tagging people because everyone has already freakin' done it.

Enjoy my darlings...

1. I have been married and divorced, but am now with the love of my life and will never get divorced (and maybe not even married!) again

2. I am obsessed with all things related to skin care – the products, the science, actual skin itself…I am regretting thinking I was too dumb to major in pre-med in college – I should have been a dermatologist

3. I LOVE dogs…just adore them. I think they are the sweetest, most innocent creatures and really do know how to live and love life. They are also always happy to see you J

4. I actually bought a Snuggie – two, in fact (since they’re BOGO). I’m pleased to say I really do enjoy it.

5. Our cat Chappy is magical. He talks, teleports and has a very keen interest in the engineering of our shower. It’s slightly creepy.

6. My sister, Kate, is one of the most hilarious people I know. We can be doing nothing and just laugh and laugh and laugh.

7. My mom is my very best friend in the whole world

8. I work for one of the greatest companies in the world (in my opinion) – among other great things, there is a room at work called the “Wellness Room” where you can actually go and take a nap!

9. I love blue pens and HATE black pens (HATE THEM).

10. I love quotes and song lyrics – you can give me any situation and I’ll give you a corresponding quote or song lyric.

11. When I was little I wanted to be the following things when I grew up: a teacher, an archeologist, a fashion designer, a television reporter, a magazine writer and a singer/songwriter.

12. I am 4^th generation advertising in my family – which explains why it is what I do now (it’s just in the blood)

13. As I get older and the more time I spend in San Francisco, I’m really starting to miss the Midwest. It’s so much simpler and less expensive there.

14. I LOVE Jarritos lemon lime soda – almost too much I think

15. I have many hobbies, but do them so sporadically that I’m not sure they can be considered hobbies

16. I’m REALLY glad leggings came back into style – seriously the BEST clothing EVER

17. My dream in life is to live on a huge farm/ranch and run a RESPONSIBLE dog breeding business, as well as a dog rescue. I want to have several heated barns/buildings for the dogs and big open spaces for them to run all day long. And I would like some horses, alpacas and pigs too. Basically I want to live on the farm (goes back to the whole ‘missing the Midwest’ thing)

18. I have been picking out names for my future children since I was about 8 years old – I’ve gone from simple things like Sarah and Robert, to weird things like Izaq (for a girl, pronounced like “Issac) , to more appropriate names like Lucy, Margo and Oliver (current faves).

19. I was diagnosed with Social Anxienty Disorder when I was 20 (which turned out to actually be Bipolar Disorder), which always really confused me because –and those who know me can attest to this—I have ZERO anxiety about being social J

20. I have lived in three countries (US, Brasil and Spain) and speak three languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish)

21. I have two ex-boyfriends who have passed away – what does that say about me???

22. After about 5 years of trial and tribulation in my life, I can finally say that I’m happy – just happy, content and sane.

23. I have two moms, two dads, two sisters and two brothers – it’s awesome J

24. I think that there is no blue sky like the blue sky in Brasil – if you’ve ever gone there you know EXACTLY what I mean

25. I could probably list way more than 25 things here

Song Lyrics of the Day...

Very Last Country Song - Sugarland

Today is my birthday and all that I want
Is to dig through this big box of pictures
In my kitchen 'til the daylight's gone

This one here's my mama
With the long, brown hair
I'm 40 years older today than she was in that picture there

[CHORUS:]
But if life stayed the way it was
And loves never fell out of love
If memories didn't last so long
If nobody did nobody wrong
If we knew what we had before it was gone
If every road led back home
This would be
The very last country song

These are all my babies
Lord knows how we survived
The first one was hard and that last wasn't planned
What a big surprise
That's him with his daddy's eyes

I loved the man in this one
It's faded but I don't care
There are nights when I wake up and know he's beside me I swear
Sometimes I still feel him there

If we knew what we had before it was gone
If every road led back home
This would be the very last country song

Grace in Small Things: Parts 34-37 of 365

Every day for 365 days, I will post a list of five things that have graced my life, either on that day or at any time in my life.

1. Going out with my little sister on Friday night
2. Watching Patrick play a gig again (I forgot how much I LOVE watching him play guitar)
3. Hanging out with Alex at Patrick's gig
4. Napping on Saturday afternoons
5. Getting work done on a Sunday night so Monday morning isn't so CRAZY
6. Orange juice with flaxseed oil
7. Golden Oreos
8. My new pink shoes (they're Jessica Simpson, but hey, whatever..."
9. Shake 'n Bake pork chops
10. Romanesco broccoli (looks like a space alien, but very tasty)
11. Making Patrick laugh
12. Snuggling with Patrick in the big green chair
13. The Bachelor (what other TV show can make me feel so much better about myself??)
14. FINALLY having my hair be long enough to wear in a ponytail (even though it's a little like Pebbles Flinstone)
15. Listening to the rain
16. Laughing at Jack (I know, always say this one...but it truly does grace my life every day)
17. My awesome coworkers
18. Ginger ale
19. My fireplace (albeit a gas furnace inside a fireplace)
20. Blue pens
    

Song Lyrics of the Day...

Madly, Madly, Madly

I'm not surprised that you still call
I'm not surprised
I'm more surprised that I don't answer
Pick up the phone to call you back
Pick up the phone to call you back
Ain't it funny how things work out like that

Cause the time that it takes to open my eyes
Is the time that it took me realize

Madly madly madly
Well tell that you need me
Show me im the only and thats all I need to know
Madly madly madly
Well if you really love me
When you see me leaving
Baby just let me go

Well I've been good, no ive been great
You say you're in a better place
And honestly I might be for ya.
But theres a tone in my voice that gives away my selfish choice
Could my heart beat any faster?

Cause the time that it takes to pass me by
Is the time that it took me to realize

Madly madly madly
Tell me that you need me
Show me I'm the only and thats all I need to know.
Madly madly madly
Well if you really love me
When you see me leaving baby
Just let me go

We give it up, try to find what was with us all the time
Gotta lose some things if you're ever gonna get on by
And who was wrong who was right?
Always end up in a fight
I thought I won, but now I find....

Madly madly madly
If you really love me when you see me leaving
Just let me go
Madly madly madly
Well tell me that you need me
Show me I'm the only and that's all I need to know know know know
Madly madly madly
If you really love me, when you see me leaving
baby just let it go no
Madly madly madly
Tell me that you want me
when you see me leaving, just let me go.

-Tristan Prettyman

Song Lyrics of the Day...

"You're A God" - Vertical Horizon

I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies and that's OK
There's somewhere beyond this I know
But I hope I can find the words to say

Never again no
No never again

'Cause you're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
That you would know
You're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go

But I've been unable
To put you down
I'm still learning things I ought to know by now
It's under the table so
I need something more to show somehow

Never again no
No never again

I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies and that's OK
There's somewhere beyond this I know
But I hope I can find the words to say
Never again no
No never again

My Favorite Super Bowl Commercials (In case anyone cares)...

Quote of the Day...

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning and that's the best they are going to feel all day."

-Dean Martin

This Makes my Heart Happy...

http://perezhilton.com/2009-02-05-josh-rachel

I like both Rachel McAdams and Josh Lucas -- they would have beautiful children :-)

Grace in Small Things: Parts 33 of 365

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Grace in Small Things: Parts 30-32 of 365

Every day for 365 days, I will post a list of five things that have graced my life, either on that day or at any time in my life.

15 things today...yes, I am a slacker.

1. Summer in January (yay San Francisco)
2. Being able to feel better about myself knowing that K-Fed might have knocked up yet another girl (at least I understand how babies are made!!)
3. The Robert Pattinson picture in my cube (I know, I'm like a teenager)
4. Having Jacky at work today
   
5. Jack behaving so well at work today
6. Jack behaving so well during a company meeting today
7. Being able to fill my car up for $15
8. Rhapsody
9. Twitter
10. Finding new quotes in the little calendar Kat gave me for Christmas
11. Figuring out it would probably be cheaper to get a MBA from University of Phoenix than to get a Management Certificate from University of Berkeley Extension
12. Valentine color peanut M&Ms
13. Did I already mention Robert Pattinson????
14. My decision to subscribe to Women's Health magazine (awesome mag)
15. Listening to my little sis tell me about her new idea for a project at work -- she's SO smart :-)
    

Quote of the Day...

"Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it."

-Michel de Montaigne

Song Lyrics of the Day...

It's obvious why I chose these - and he hopefully knows that I feel this way.

Pray
Just because it didn’t last
Doesn’t mean that we were wrong
We both fell in love so fast
And now it’s gone
And the hurt is strong

Though we don’t see eye to eye
And a wind’s begun to blow
I’m gonna love you til I die
And I want you to know
Til they lay me low

I’ll pray that love will blessed and find you
Pray for joy and happiness
Pray for two strong arms around you
Pray

Was it something we can’t see?
Maybe something we don’t know
If it wasn’t meant to be
We should just say so
And let it go

I’ll pray that love will blessed and find you
Pray for joy and happiness
Pray for two strong arms around you
Pray

That with time
You’ll someday find peace

I’ll pray that love will blessed and find you
Pray for joy and happiness
Pray for two strong arms around you
Pray

That with time
You’ll someday find peace

That with time
You’ll someday find… love

-Dierks Bently

Quote of the Day...

"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow."

-Helen Keller

Grace in Small Things: Parts 27-30 of 365

Every day for 365 days, I will post a list of five things that have graced my life, either on that day or at any time in my life.

And today you get another 20, because I've been busy in IL:

1. Helping my Phil Bear get everything in order to apply to Mizzou -- YAY!!!
2. Spending the last 4 days with some of my favorite people
3. 40 degree weather in the dead of winter in IL
4. Seeing Olivia's face when she opened all her presents at the shower
5. Vanilla cupcakes
6. Cherry 7-Up
7. Funny SuperBowl commercials
8. The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet
9. The new hairspray I have that makes my hair very big
10. Passion fruit scent
11. Passion fruit juice
12. Marlene's homemade apple pie
13. Sitting next to my Phil Bear on the sofa (I LOVE HIM SO MUCH)
14. Only having 13 hours until I see my Jacky again!!!
15. Only having 13 hours until I see my BUNNY (aka Patrick) again ;-)
16. The fact that my dad still wears actual pajamas -- the matching pants and shirt combo (and with actual house shoes)
    
17. The silky fur of my dad's cat, Shadow
18. Sleeping in a perfectly not-to-hot, not-to-cold room and snuggling under the covers
19. Marie Claire magazine
20. Allure magazine