Dog People

There are a number of people who claim they are not "dog people." In fact, I use to be one of them. Growing up my family had a miniature schnauzer but she passed away a long time ago. However, Corky was much more like a cat then a dog. She slept all day in the sun and never wanted to be by anyone. When I would walk into someone's house and their dog would run up and jump and drool and get hair all over my legs I always thought, what is wrong with these people. Then, when I went to college, my family got Darby.

Now I realize that people who claim that they aren't "dog people" don't really know what they are saying. Dogs are able to be forgiven for eating a whole bowl of salsa and end up sick the whole day, eating a pair of underwear and end up sick the whole day, running away, ruining a major project by sitting on it or eating it, stealing you favorite slipper and running away with it and whole bunch of other things by simply titling their head and staring at you. You can say all you want to someone about how much you love your own dog and why your dog is the best, which most of us do, but unless you have your own dog you will never understand how great it is to be woken up by this.

The Sushi Lie

I have one amazing friend who enjoys food nearly as much as I do. I must clarify what I mean by enjoy. To me food is not something you eat to get rid of your hunger but to satisfy your inner soul. I know it sounds dramatic but unless you have truly seen the wonder in both Taco Bell and a fulfilling beef tenderloin then you probably have no idea what I am talking about. However I know that C completely understands what I am feeling. So when I say what I am about say I can rest easy knowing that one person totally agrees with me. Sushi is no substitute for a real meal. I enjoy a spicy tuna roll just as much as the next person but it never really hits the spot. For those of you who claim it is your favorite food, you lie. It is no ones favorite food. It doesn't compare to a good deep dish pizza, a juicy cheeseburger or even a home cooked mostaccioli dinner. Sushi is good for a trendy dish, a meal that won't go to your hips, and a cheap dinner (If you find the right spot!). While both C and I truly enjoy a good roll once in a while we both conclude that it is still, and always will be, raw fish.

Blessings

This morning my cousin's cousin was killed in a car accident. He was a college student and the youngest of all his brothers. After my sister told me this terrible news she followed it with the statement, "we are so blessed." Being the Christmas season I think it is the most appropriate time of year to, as they say, count my blessings.

I am blessed with a wonderful family

Dad with his five kidsMom and Dad

I am blessed with Darby

I am blessed with great friends (woo woo)

Some of my favorite Marquette girls with my favorite Natalie

Me and C having a wine and sweet break in NYC

Meg and Lisa at Nat's 21st bday Nick and Christina in NYC

I am blessed with wonderful Grandparents

My Grandparents in the kitchen a couple years back

Only a couple years later

I am blessed with a wonderful home

I am blessed with good health

I am blessed with so much more then all of this

Never hesitate to sit down and count your blessings and when you do be truly grateful for what you have. We should all spend time this holiday season to appreciate the good people that are continuously blessing our lives.

Barbara Walters-Weak Pickings

Last night Barbara Walters interviewed her 10 most fascinating people of 2009 and I have to say.....weak. Lady Gaga was a major win and Jenny Sanford was juicy. However, some picks were a little odd and really boring. Michael Jackson's kid simply confused most of us which, to be honest, is not surprising. But the lamest shocker of the whole program was naming Michelle Obama as the most fascinating person of year. Come on Barbara, real original. Who else saw that coming? Lame.

Dr. Drew and Intervention=Amazzzzzzzing

After watching the season premiere of Intervention and loving it, I thought if Dr. Drew and Intervention teamed up it would create maybe the best show. Don't deny it, celebrity rehab...winner. Dr. Drew is so awesome and if he was one of the therapist on the show one can only imagine the impact of the actual Intervention. Who wouldn't go to treatment if Dr. Drew was telling you to go? EMMY WINNER

Through a number of different sources I have come across the whispers of the Apple Tablet. Im a tech dork. I love this kind of thing and the thought of Apple coming out with a new product really gets me. Most of the reason I am so excited is because there is absolutely no Apple source confirming this. It is only assumed through carefully dissecting what others have said and reading between the lines of what Steve Jobs said "People Don't Read Anymore." Through secret sources there have been glimpse and unveilings of the secret tablet. No one can confirm what it will be used for, or if you can even download books on it. Its a sweet mystery that most people simple do not care about, at all. Its gonna be $2000 (or so they say) of awesome......

For KathLEEN!

This will have to be my actual attempt to join the blogging world. I do LOVE reading blogs and could spend countless hours doing so however, I am not really involved in keeping up with my own, as you will notice with the one post. So here we go......
I can not wait for the new documentary on Lil Wayne to come out. I know, I know...ridiculous. About one month ago I swear I would have not know who Lil Wayne was if he stopped me on the street and shook my hand. Shocking to many, I never listened to any of his music and never had a desire to. It had nothing to do with him personally, I just never listened to rap. Thanks so the return of one of the greatest rock shows of all time, BEHIND THE MUSIC, I now have a whole new appreciation for him. I also have to thank my sister Nora and my brother Brendan who truly made me enjoy and appreciate good rap music. Advice for anyone who is stuck in their ways about music...listen anyways!

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