I've come to the conclusion that I clean up pretty nicely.  This past Saturday was my parents' 25th Wedding Anniversary/Convalidation Ceremony.  Um...I don't know that I really have much to say about it.  But I did get a lot of comments/compliments about the way I looked.  I distinctly remember a "stunning".  And about my hair.  I LOVED it!  It was ( Read more... )

I'm happy.  It almost feels weird to say that.  I'm so used to be stressed or angry or worried, but I'm not any of those things.  I just feel really happy.  I have been a really great weekend.  Friday, I had to go to work, but I got to go in late.  And as soon as I got there, one of the girls ran up to me and said, "Miss Irene, you look beautiful ( Read more... )

Well...it's Holy Week.  Or as those of us in "prison choir/boot camp" affectionately call it, "Holy Hell Week".  And...I'm exhausted.  Our practice today was 3 hours and 15 minutes long.  We have mass tomorrow evening, mass Friday evening, a ridiculously long mass on Saturday evening and finally mass on Sunday afternoon.  I feel like I should have ( Read more... )

Willpower is a strange thing.  Whether or not I have control depends on the situation.  For example, Lent-I can do that without any trouble.  Yes, I have been so tempted and I'm having crazy cravings.  There have even been times when it would have been easier (and in some cases cheaper) to just have some of the stuff I gave up, but I don't give in ( Read more... )

So I went to a funeral yesterday. The man's name was Joe. It's too complicated to get into how I knew him, so I'm not going to bother. If you really want to know, ask me and I'll tell you. But anyway, I was at the mass yesterday and we were praying and whatnot, when I heard the priest say something like, "Joseph...pray...eternal rest..." So I' ( Read more... )

Took a weekend trip to Houston.  Veeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrry fun.  Although, I think the boys were right.  We (the girls) really didn't do too much.  Wait.  Let me start at the beginning.  Ok, so Ida, Gonzalo, Scott, Jenny, and me drove up to Houston to meet up with Ross, who's originally from Houston and was up there for work.

First of all, all five ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas!

I went to the Spurs game last night.  Yeah...I'm definitely a football girl.  I mean, yes, it was fun.  It was exciting, but I like football better.

I've been baking all day today.  And Wednesday.  And Thursday.  I think I might be all baked out.  I don't even want to eat them.  Ok, I changed my mind.  I just took a bite of one of the cocoa crinkle ( Read more... )

Counting down....counting down...

Nine days 'til my birthday!  Austin, here we come!

And six days 'til my pretend birthday!  What's a pretend birthday, you ask?  No, it's not the same as my half-birthday.  And it's not the same as an un-birthday.  A pretend birthday is when it's not technically your birthday, but you're celebrating and getting ( Read more... )

I let my kids use scissors for the first time today.  Scary stuff.  Granted, they were kid scissors that aren't even sharp, but I still had this fear that somehow they were going to find a way to chop off one of my fingers.  But thank God they didn't.

Yay for Randal winning "The Apprentice".

This is shaping up to be an awesome weekend.  My friend ( Read more... )