Tales from the DPS

Forget the crypt...the Dept of Public Safety is much more terrifying!

So as I am on the eve of our one year anniversary of coming back to Texas, I figured high time to finally get my TX driver's license renewed. Of course today was my SECOND attempt....since I forgot my birth certificate last time. Grrr.
It never fails.
At least this time there was a minimal wait. No line really....just slow, incompetant people.
It never fails.
But I gotta admit, I felt especially over dressed today. Clearly it was Wear-Your-Tightest-Most-Unflattering-Spandex Day and I did not get the memo. Yikes. We'll leave it at that.
And clearly I missed the sign on the front door which said NO BRAS allowed inside. Yikes again.
But at least I am legal again. And as my reward for my adventure, I am sure I'll get an awesome ID picture complete with super frizzy poodle-licious hair seeing as it was extra humid today.
IT NEVER FAILS.

Now Playing...

"Like.....whoa!" -Chrisie
Lovin the accoustic version of this!

That Time of Year Again

i LOVE this time of year...the time before school starts when all the stores have aisle after aisle of fresh school supplies. everything is so colorful and bright. and the aroma of new crayons fill your nostrils as you walk by. not that i get to browse much with jason around. he's a 'wham-bam-thank-you maam' kind of shopper....so limited meandering these days for me. but come on.....0.12 for a box of crayolas....of course i need 10 of them just cuz they are so crazy cheap. i'd be a fool to pass that up, right? and folders....ya never know when you will need a super cute polka dot or plaid one, so best to have a few on hand....just in case. BE PREPARED. i woulda been one heck of a boy scout...minus the penis and all.

Once upon a time...

on July 21st 2003, two kids walked into a Justice of the Peace and said 'I do'.
Yep, six years ago today Jason and I had a quickie wedding for real. We went on our lunch break from work, took the plunge....then went back to work, hungry lol. We don't celebrate this anniversary though and I gather Jason probably won't even remember until he reads this.....or maybe finds the brownies I baked for him. Instead we celebate the date of our ceremony/reception which is in Sept. This year we are gonna do it big too....gonna take Wyatt to Walt Disney World! Wooohooo! Paris will just have to wait....til next year?? LOL A girl can dream....can't she?

P.S. Sorry no pics from that day. But I will share this. We took it right around that time as an engagement pic.

I *HEART* Faces & Feet, too!

I am so loving that feet are the theme this week! I love baby footsies and feetsies! So pudgy and wrinkly...what's there not to love actually? Now...how do I choose just one? So this is one of my faves ....you can almost smell his newness. So sweet...

{Kids}

So hop over to check out all the other fun feet entries this week....I <3 Faces!

Slothy

Is how I feel. A three-toed sloth to be exact. I am beyond ready for this heat to take a hike. I am so drained by it. I want to be able to walk from house to car, from car to building and not need another shower. I want to be able to breath and not feel my lungs singe. Even more I want to get out of this house. These walls, though sincerely greatful I am for them....are caving in and suffocating. As easily as random thoughts find me, I was pondering on my drive home from Walmart today how unimaginable it must have been for people living here 100+ years ago, specifically women. I could not for one iota of a second imagine being pregnant in this heat and A. not having a/c B. not having capris and tank tops (think Little House on the Prairie garb). And then can you even fathom laboring and delivering at say noon on a ripe day in July or Aug....sans epidural? No wonder the death rate was quite high back then....thanks Eve.
Anyway....don't forget to be extra thankful for all the luxeries and convienences we have today. I am oh-so guilty of taking them for granted too.

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Hi, you've reached Chrisie's blog.
Sorry she isn't here right now to bore you with yet another aimless post. Last we heard she was off looking for a rock big enough to crawl under.
But, umm.....feel free to post a message and I am sure she will get back to you as soon as she accepts the fact that there is no such rock.

Toodles.

Mesmerized

Is probably the best way to describe me right now. By what you ask? By my new iPhone of course!!! How has the world existed without such awesomeness all this time? How have I? Don't think I can ever go back to an ordinary phone...nope, not gonna happen. And even though he's the more sensible, financially responsible one, The Mr finally gave his blessing. See, told ya he's a wonderful husband! Wonder if I can talk him into a new camera body now? LOL

P.S. Have quickly learned I can not iPhone in the car....brings on major car sickness. They really need to work on an app for that, lol

Notable Last Words

of a dead man
Wait for it.....

"You only pushed for 45 minutes."

Yes, he had THE nerve. Hope the sofa is comfty for all 6 feet 3inches of him, lol.

But I reckon it has to be a bitter pill to swallow...that is knowing no matter how many miles he runs, his body will still be inferior to mine. Yeah...I said it and it's true. He can not grow and nurture a life for 10 months and then teeter on the brink of death in agony as it is pried from his body. We won't even bring up all the cutting and the stitching. So until he happens upon the chance to push for 46 minutes, then I shall just have to remind him, every day until I draw my last breath, that I am indeed the superior half. And yes, I will shamelessly play my mommy card every single chance I get....and then some.
If you know and love him, pray I let him live thru the night, lol.

Musical Monday

I'm totally diggin this one again...thanks to iTunes. On a whim I put it on shuffle and my ears were happily tickled with many a long lost tunes....gosh I feel old though. This whole CD magically transports me back to my freshman year of college...circa 1997/98. Good times.
Well, can you dig it too?

P.S. Sorry for the crap video, this is the best YouTube had to offer me...

Webster is right!

a⋅dor⋅a⋅ble  /əˈdɔrəbəl, əˈdoʊr-/
–adjective
1. very attractive or delightful; charming
2. worthy of being adored.

Miss Lexi graced us with a visit on Saturday. She's on her way to Tennessee soon, so I snapped few while I still can.

Gramsie reading to Lexi and Wy

Happy Birthday America!

Hope everyone had a wonderful day with freinds and family! Be extra safe on the roads...something like 55% of all accidents are alcohol related on this day.

Ok, so back to my thoughts....
Been kinda MIA from blogging. Been kinda feeling like I am teetering on something big. Good big? Bad big? I don't know really. Just feel something a brewin. Last time I felt this way was before we decided to pick up and move back to Texas. I do believe we are right where we are supposed to be at any given time in our lives. Had we stayed in Chicago we'd be in a very bad situation right now...both without jobs seeing as our former offices have both since closed. But as much as wish I had peace about being here now, I don't and clearly things are not much easier. I won't even remotely pretend to be a Bible scholar, but I am reminded of the Isrealites and how God let them wander the desert for 40yrs, circling the place they were meant to be, but never getting to actually step foot on their promised land. They were probably just a stone's throw away. They probably just needed to take a right, but they didn't. They weren't ready, they needed to grow. They needed some purification by that dry desert sun. But oh my, 40yrs is a long time....

Fix-It-Friday

Been a while since I've done one of these...

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**all editing done in PSE7, action-free.
See all the other creative edits at I*HEART*FACES !