The Falcones have landed!

Yesterday when I got home from work, I was greeted by Leslie, Jamie, Navarre and 7,000 toys and pieces of baby paraphernalia. We spent last night just relaxing and getting them unpacked and clothes washed, etc.

Navarre hasn't met the dogs yet, one on one, but we did open the door so she could see them. She got this big, excited look of awe on her face and looked at Leslie, as if to say "THAT'S A DOG! AND IT'S RIGHT THERE! AND I'M THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE WORLD!"

Tonight, we'll probably introduce them. I'll have the camera ready.

Countdown...

I've been looking for a good countdown clock to add to the blog, to countdown the start of the LSU football season. I am quite excited about football, but I must say that I don't know if I'm as excited as usual. I'm not preoccupied with all the preseason what-ifs that always come up.

And I think I've figured out why. This article articulates what I wasn't quite able to. Probably why this guy is a sports writer and I'm just a sports watcher.

Route 66 Icon

Living in Oklahoma, we aren't far from Route 66. In fact, one of the newest icons along Route 66 opened last year. It's a gas station, restaurant, convenience store and all around neat place to visit in a nice, ultra modern package called Pops.

I took Jolie and Aunt Betty to visit over the weekend. In fact, we made 2 trips. The big feature is the 66 foot soda bottle that is cool in the daytime but lights up at night. Also at Pops, they have just about any kind of bottle soft drink you can think of. They boast they have nearly 500 different varieties. Looking for 5 flavors of Jolt Cola? Well, Pops has them all.

It was a pretty neat trip. I recommend it to anyone in the area. For the Route 66 enthusiasts out there, it's just west of the Round Barn in Arcadia.

I'll add some pictures from the visit tonight.

Afternoon Musings

Stephanie : "I don't want to be known as the girl with the sores."

Nicole: [no response...laughing too hard and not breathing]

UPDATE: This conversation snippet was not edited. These two lines (or one followed by a reaction) occurred exactly like this. HOWEVER, there was a conversation before this that led up to her statement. On previous trips to a certain fast food establishment, I noticed one particular employee that had sores on her hands/arms. I did mention this to Stephanie on my return to work. So today, while in the car, she said, "Is that the girl with the sores?" I replied, "yes". This brings us to the start of the post. So no, Stephanie does not have sores. She has implied that I made it sound like she does. I just wanted to make sure I was clear that she was clear. I believe this is how "misquotes" happen in the news.

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I was just given the directive to blog about something because Stephanie is "so over the cups." Which is funny coming from the person who blogs even less than I do! And frankly, I might make my crystal punch cups my new background because, they really are fabulous. But I digress.

My friend Cathy is coming to visit for Labor Day weekend and I'm extremely excited. She sent me her airline itinerary yesterday via email. I read it and replied to that email with this phrase:

WOOT! CATHY WOOD, Y'ALL! CATHY WOOD, Y'ALL!

I know it doesn't make much sense to you, but Cathy would know what I'm talking about it. A few minutes later I get an email from Orbitz Customer Service letting me know that they had received my email and would respond within 24 hours to my question. Yep, turns out I sent my nonsense phrase to Orbitz, not Cathy.

About two hours later, Kevin in the Customer Service department sent me an email.

Thank you for contacting Orbitz. I have received this e-mail and believe that you may have intended it to be delivered to someone else. I would like to make sure that your correspondence reaches the intended parties.

If this email was intended for customer service, we are unsure of your question.

Sincerely,
Kevin
Orbitz TLC Team

Apparently, my nonsense email didn't make sense to Kevin. Which makes me feel a little better, actually. I would hate for my inside joke with Cathy to be widely understood.

Party Time

Party Time! Excellent! The shower went off without a hitch. It was a rather subdued group but fun, nonetheless. Stephanie and I both showed up with punch, so the punchbowl was full. And I'd like everyone to take time to marvel at my lovely punch bowl. It was a wedding gift from my Aunt Betty and Aunt Diane (my mom's sisters). Had we still been in Louisiana, I'm sure it would have been used by now for various and sundry occasions, namely showers.

Well, today was the first occasion I've ever had to take it out of the box. So I was extremely happy to have that chance. Doesn't it look lovely. I forgot to take a picture of it filled with punch. It's still nice anyway.

Shelly got a lovely array of gifts and it was good to see some people that I haven't seen in a while. All in all, it was a nice afternoon.

There is also another reason to celebrate. This is my 200th post. WOOT! The posts really add up after a while.

Our Life in Oklahoma so far - 26 months of marriage, 25 months in Oklahoma, 13 months blogging, 1 niece and 200 posts!

Showtime!

So I've managed to have everything finished and be ready to go earlier than I need to leave for the bridal shower today. I guess planning and giving myself enough time will actually pay off. I've only got to do minimal finishing stuff once I get there.

Now, I just have to load the car. I feel like I'm bringing half my kitchen. Well, at least a 3rd of it. So I've got 30 minutes to load the car. I think it's doable, I just need to do.... so here I go. Hopefully I will have some pictures to share later. I will add my camera to the list of things I need to pack!

Next year in Omaha...

...we're going to win it all. Knowing that we have all these great, young players returning, I think next year will be the year for the Tigers. If you didn't already know, LSU lost last night to North Carolina. It took over 25 hours to get the game underway, due to 2, YES TWO, rain delays. We looked good early but I guess it wasn't meant to be.

T and I decided earlier in the week that we were going to Omaha next year, even if only for the opening weekend. Considering we are half way there (from Baton Rouge, that is), we knew that we needed to do it while we are in Oklahoma.

My yarn, not yams, that I purchased earlier in the week is on its way. I'm very excited to see it. I've been on quite a yarn jag lately. Granted, some of it is for presents. Some of it is purely because it's wonderful. I should have projects lined up out the door and I do to an extent. But I think I have a couple more floating around in the back of my head too. I started a pair of socks for myself. Yes, you read right. ME! I'm knitting something for me! WOOT!

I also have a sweater on the needles for Navarre. I needed additional yarn, which I purchased directly from the yarn source at a great price, but I have to wash it before I can knit. And I haven't done that. So as soon as my yarn gets a bath, I'll get back to the sweater. I need to have that finished for her birthday, but I've got a holiday weekend coming up so I'm pretty sure that will not be a problem. Well, I'll need it for her birthday celebration in July when they are here.

Anyway, I'm cooking for a bridal shower that I'm co-hosting tomorrow. So I guess I need to get back to it....

YAMS

I've been told that my blog doesn't contain enough yams. So here you go.... YAMS! In fact, LOUISIANA YAMS (more commonly known as sweet potatoes in Louisiana)!

Typical Thursday

Nicole: "did you see my blog post of the yarns i bought last night?"

Claudia: "no! will look now"

[pause]

Claudia: "OMG I thought you said YAMS!"

Nicole: "Why would i show off yams?"

Claudia: "I DON'T KNOW! THAT'S WHY I RUSHED TO READ IT"

UPDATE: Apparently, we do actually share a brain. We posted at almost the same time.