H-2-Oh No

My husband's company had his annual picnic this past weekend, which always makes me nervous because of being with a bunch of people I don't know, but it was fun! And I must give props to my husband for being in charge of it - well done, honey! It was complete with BBQ, inflatable games and my arch-nemesis, the water balloon toss. You may think all of this sounds like kids stuff, and it was, as it was a family picnic, but that didn't stop us (mostly Tyler) from participating. I think he might have broken his toe as a result of the tug of war. Way to sacrifice yourself for the team! Anyway, we were water balloon champions last year, so of course, we had to defend our title. And yet again, we were one of the last two teams left standing (thank you, thank you very much). However, after an ill-advised, ENTIRELY too high toss from Tyler (yes, I blame our loss solely on him), this was the result:
Thank you Tyler, for throwing it so high that no person could have reasonably caught it without it breaking. Please do note that I actually DID catch it because I am a rock star. And thank you God, for letting me choose a dark navy tank top to layer over my much more see-thru white one. That would have been office fodder for years to come.

Next year, I think I'll stick to the three-legged race.

K.I.T.T.

It really is the little things during my day that make me happy. I just figured out how to download ringtones to my phone. I know, way to stay current on technology, right? So anyway, after visiting AT&T's website, changing a bunch of settings on my phone, and generally wasting time, I finally joined the rest of America, who has been downloading ringtones for years now. What was my first purchase you ask? Well, after much deliberation, and realizing that my phone was only capable of downloading certain ones, I settled on the theme song from that great David Hasselhoff television series from the 80's. That's right. Knight Rider. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy my phone ringing now. It's way better than the weird, Caribbean themed tune that has been my ring up until this point. Knight Rider was such a cheesy show, but who didn't want a talking car?

Anyway, now that I've figured out how to download ringtones, I fear I may become obsessed. It was hard enough choosing between Knight Rider and Fraggle Rock. And not only are there TV show theme songs, but also movie songs as well - it's like Christmas on the AT&T ringtone website!

Like I said, it's the little things.

1 Great Book + 1 Great Movie = 1 Happy Girl

My latest book club selection was Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I love my book club because it introduces me to new books that I might not pick on my own. It might not be quite as cool as my friend, Michelle's is, but for now it'll do! If you have not read this book, please run out and get it right now. She is the kind of writer I can only hope to be. First of all, it's an amazing story about her travels around the world, so it's bound to be interesting just based on that. Sidenote: This is also an enjoyable book about self-discovery through travel. But back on topic, in addition to the inherently appealing subject matter, she has the most beautiful way of expressing herself, choosing just the right words, making you feel as if you are there with her, experiencing Italy or India or Bali, just like she is. Her story is an inspiring one and I only hope that I'm able to express myself through writing as eloquently and humorously as she does some day. It's really a wonderful book and I highly recommend it.



Also inspiring is the latest movie we received from Netflix - oh how I love Netflix. The Motorcycle Diaries, if you haven't seen it, is an excellent, beautifully done movie. A riveting story about Ernesto "Che" Guevara's trip through South America on a motorcycle, with his friend, Alberto Granada. I had heard it was good, but really was amazed at how beautiful it looked (South America is gorgeous) and how engaging the story was. I don't know much about Guevara, but I enjoyed learning a little about him through this film. I feel like I should now write the sentence "I am not now, nor have I ever been, a communist." But Senator McCarthy isn't reading this, so I guess I'm safe. :)