On being picky...

When I was a kid my sister and I loved the book "My Icky Picky Sister". Have you ever read it? A few nights ago Chris and I were conversing in the car and he made the comment that he thought I was, in fact, more picky than he is. Not about everyday things, mind you, but about odd things that he wouldn't even consider. I thought about it and while I don't think I appear picky on the surface, he lives with me and I think he'd know the truth!

So here it is... At the risk of sounding completely anal, I've complied a list of things I'm picky about.

1. Meat fat. Simply put I DESPISE fat on any sort of edilbe meat product! Just won't do it.

2. When I drink milk (which I often do) it MUST be cold, very cold. Ice it down if necessary but I definately do not eat the ice when I'm done like I would with a soda, tea, or other beverage.

3. Chipping nail polish. At the first sight of a color variance the polish has to be removed asap. I also don't enjoy having one nail that is shorter or longer than the others.

4. When I write with ball point pens, I cannot write directly on one sheet of paper with the table underneath. I put something underneath it every time. (unless it's an emergency) I'll fold the paper onto itself if I have to.

5. There are 3 foods that really just NEED to be accompanied by soda: Mexican, Pizza, Popcorn. Not that difficult.

6. When making sandwiches, the bread should have a nice even layer of condiments, no GLOBS of jelly or heaven fobid, mayonaise. No globs... none.

Well, I'm sure there are many more but I just though that would be a little insight to my brain. Hope you at least have a few things that make you semi-crazy as well. Let me know... it will help me feel better ;o)

Oh, and do you ever feel bad for the ONE flake or ring of cereal left in the bowl with all the milk remnant? I don't want to throw him down the disposal all lonely and afraid...so I have to eat it. As soggy as it may be, I HAVE to eat it!

Pumpkin Patch

With all of the craziness of the 3-Day walk, I forgot to post pictures of our family trip to the Dallas Arboretum pumpkin patch. I know you're thinking... Lindsay has no kids, why would she spend an afternoon in the pumpkin patch? Well... we went with Court, Megan, Jim and our nephew Dylan and had a BLAST! He was such a great sport for all of the pictures and he was so much fun to watch! I think this might be his debut on our blog, don't know why he hasn't been on here before now. Maybe it's because I put him on my MySpace page back when he was little and had brown hair and everyone kept sending me messages like, " I didn't know you had a baby!!" Now, he looks nothing like me but he does have some curls...

Here is a sampling of the million that I took. I took about 20 more but then I realized there was no film in the camera!! Yes, I'm old fashioned and I LOVE film.

Also, for all of you sisters out there... I saw this mouspad the other day and thought you all would enjoy. Darby-- maybe M&P need these to match their PJs!!

We made it!

We made it through each step of our 60 mile walk. It was an amazing experience! No one walked to accomplish a goal for themselves, but each person there was walking FOR someone else. Our mothers, daughters, friends and each little one we passed on the roads! If you ever have the chance, DO IT! Yes, it's hard, but really worth every step!

Everyone has been touched in some way by breast cancer. And recoiled from the touch. No family should lose a mother prematurely. Or a dear friend, sister, wife, daughter, co-worker. No one of us, just diagnosed, should have to look at the mirror in the morning and say: Will I survive? Everyone deserves a lifetime: We feel it deep in our bones.

"Henceforth I whimper no more, Postpone no more, need nothing... Strong and content, I travel the open road."--Walt Whitman

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"--Walt Disney

I hope you enjoy the photos we took.

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Happy Howl-oween

Mom says I'm not supposed to be on the computer, so I have to make this really quick. I just wanted to tell everyone that Mom walked every mile of her 3-Day walk and she will post pictures and details later this week. Also, I wanted to tell all of you Happy Howl-oween. My grandaddy took this picture of me while he was in town and I wanted to post it on the blog (after all, I am a member of this family too even though I'm small and sometimes people forget that I'm down here). Until next time...

Keep it real--
Rocco

Why We Walk

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that this weekend is the Dallas Fort Worth Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk! Please keep me in your prayers this weekend! I'm a little nervous.

If you want to check up on our status, donate, or find out more about walking next year, visit our website

Here is a link that I really encourage you to watch if you have about 2 minutes!

Corn Dogs and Candy Apples

Hi everyone... This past weekend my parents came to visit. It was such a blast! Mom and Dad, I hope you had as much fun as I did. The biggest outing of the weekend (coming in a close second was Chris' high school homecoming), was the Texas State Fair! It's a whopper for those of you who haven't been, and we faced it head on! Friday we stepped outside to a beautiful 70 degree morning and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Perfect weather for stuffing our faces with fried/sugar coated grub and seeing all the sights. After saying hello to Big Tex, the 52 foot inflated Texas Icon who greets folks at the gate, our day was well underway. We went to see the auto show, the dog show, the human cannonball, the butter sculpture, cooking demonstrations, chickens, the swings (my favorite), and last but not least THE TEXAS STAR!

The Texas Star is the largest ferris wheel in North America. I, being afraid of heights, was NOT planning to participate in that adventure. But since it was a special occasion and I was feeling brave, I put my fears aside and hopped on. It was quite high and I don't think I moved for the first two rotations but by the third and final ride, I had mustered enough courage to take a few pictures for proof!

Hope you are all getting some great fall weather and can get outside and soak it up! Thanks again, Mom and Dad for a tremendous few days!

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Texas Fight!

This weekend Chris and I experienced our very first Texas Longhorns football game! I think this is sort of a right of passsage to being a Texan. I mean, I got a TX license, got a texas car tag, adapted my tastebuds to tolerate spicy foods, and ate a breakfast burrito (which I thought I'd hate) so I think going to the UT game MIGHT actually complete my requirements, but I'm not sure.

Ryan and Danielle took us to Austin for a great weekend of football and fun. We bought some orange apparel, practiced putting our "horns up" and settled into our wonderful seats under the blessed overhang of the staduim. I say blessed because it was HOT and SUNNY but soon turned to HOT and POURING RAIN. So, many thanks to Ryan for scoring such great seats out of the elements. Texas unfortuately didn't win but it was still a great time together with friends! We went to the game and ate at some wonderful local restaurants. That night we met up with some other friends and enjoyed the nightlife of downtown Austin.

While we were eating dinner on Saturday, Chris and I checked the score of the Auburn Florida game quite frequently. I was so excited when I DASHED across the restaurant to tell Chris that we WON! I was SO proud of my tigers!! What was a bum day for Texas turned out quite well for some of us! Click here to see more pictures...

Now we just have to plan our tour of Auburn... War Eagle! and Hook 'Em Horns!