Rick "Good Hair" Perry: It's been hilarious

I don't even know what to say about the 2012 Presidential campaign. Certainly nothing that hasn't already been said. The newest news? Texas Governor Rick Perry has now dropped out of the race. I'm sure the rest of the nation is heaving a sigh of relief, unfortunately for us here in Texas, that means he's coming home to continue being an ineffectual governor.

It's amazing the kind of people it takes to run for office. First, you must be insanely arrogant. Every person who has thought "I could run this country", and followed through with actually throwing their hat into the ring, is so completely full of themselves, they probably don't have a ton of good friends. That goes for Clinton (both), Bush (both), Obama, Dukakis, Hatch, and many, many more. The thing about Rick Perry is that he's incredibly arrogant, yet was unprepared to prove WHY he was so much better of a choice for president, concluding that he obviously was not. The guy doesn't know how old you have to be to vote. He doesn't know when election day is. He doesn't think texting while driving should be illegal. He blocks journalists who don't agree with him on twitter, yet his twitter is public. WTF? And what gets me is that everyone thinks all of Texas support this guy, and we don't! I guess they have reason to believe that though, since this moron keeps winning. No wonder he didn't want to debate during the last gubernatorial election.

Bottom line, not everyone in this state is as out of it as Rick Perry. And interestingly enough, after nearly 2 years, I have yet to meet anyone who will admit to voting for him. So be grateful for the "sorta" sane politicians in your state. Unless Pete King represents you. That dude is nuts.

Purses, one of my great loves

There is a purse at Target I want. Yes, I know I have more purses than I can count on 2 hands, or maybe even 4, but I can't help it. It's my favorite accessory. This specific purse at Target is different though. It's not anything really special, but the fact that it hasn't gone on sale makes me want it so badly. It's not even expensive, but I can't justify the purchase. One of my besties and I go to Target ALL the time, just to see if it's finally on clearance. I can't even find a picture of it on the Target website, that's how elusive it is.

This is not THE purse. Just another I like.



One of my first purse memories was this German, cloth, cross body purse I had as a kid. It had designs of a Bavarian boy and girl on the front, in old fashioned German clothing. I loved it so much, I wonder where it is now. I can always remember my mom telling me to wear it across my chest and not just on my shoulder, because that's safer. While I've used traditional hand bags in recent years (many given to me by my mother, who has amazing taste in purses), I've gone back to cross body bags lately. Right now I'm on a mission to find the perfect one that's not too big, but will hold everything I need so that I don't have to take a carry on bag when I go to Germany next month. Something with Mary Poppins technology. It must also be gorgeous, in the perfect color that I'll only know when I see it, and be $15. I guess I'll be looking forever.

Jet settin'

I swear I will get better at this.

Big stuff coming up! Husband has to go to Germany for work, so I'm tagging along, and so are my folks! I'm so, so, so excited, it's been ages since I've been back there, and Husband never has. There is something about Europe that is just inexplicable, something in the way the air smells, it's just magical. Oh and bonus, my passport showed up ONE WEEK after I applied. That's the US government doing their thang. Granted I sent my old one (which was too old to be considered a renewal), so maybe that helped, but still. Let's get some of those workers into Congress.

My next session of hoop classes starts February 23rd! Can't wait to spread the hoop love to more people. I've been learning some new tricks lately, which is always fun. My folks are in town this weekend so my mom is coming to the Sunday morning hoop jam today.

I'm sorry this whole post comes off as a list. I promise, this week, better stuff. Tebow, the presidential election, and my never ending visits to Target to see if a very specific purse is finally on sale, and how that's driving me mad. Happy weekend!

Finally

Holidays are in full swing. Remember that post about my old best friend who I never heard from? I've been so sad about her for a year, to the point where I dream about her once a week. Last night at my amazing friend Eric's annual Christmas party, she came, and we hashed things out. It feels great to start the new year without any grudges.

Go out and settle something. Being mad isn't worth it, especially if you really love them. You never know what's going on in people's lives.

It's the most busy time of the year...

I can't believe it's been so long since I blogged. I suck! Like everyone else, the holidays are taking over my life. I'm nearly done with shopping though, and looking forward to the weekend, where we have no plans at all! Last weekend my folks were in town, and we did one of my most favorite thing, rode around looking at Christmas lights! I realize I'm not a child, but there is nothing that gets me more into the spirit like trying to find that one amazing house or neighborhood. I'm so grateful that Husband tolerates my need to constantly go down just ONE more street, and that he secretly likes it a bit too.

Last night we went to dinner at Zelko Bistro in the city with a couple of husband's coworkers and their wives. Lovely company and a lovely meal. Today I'm suffering from a food hangover, it was all so great. A bruscetta with hummus and red peppers and garlic and feta and olives. I could have eaten just that. Then grits with shrimp and this garlic and soy agave nectar. Absolutely amazing. The restaurant was small and packed, and coupled with table talk of Germany and Brazil, it all made me miss Europe so very much. Hopefully we can make a trip to Germany at some point soon.

Something about the holidays always remind me of Germany. We always had advent calendars with chocolates, and I can remember the first thing I thought about every day was my chocolate. Now I'm 6 days behind on the ones I got us at World Market last month. On the night of December 5th, it's a tradition in Germany to put your shoes out, and wake up on the 6th to find small treats. As any kid would, I adored this and the days leading up to the 6th seemed so long. This year I totally forgot. It's strange to see the signs of getting older that aren't psychical.

I hope you are having a very happy holiday! Take some time out to really appreciate the time of year, it goes by so quickly, and soon enough we'll be bored and cold in January.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day

Oh I am sore. Had a hoop meetup this morning, and didn't eat before hand, so after two hours I felt like I was going to pass out. That was the first time I ever felt like that. I was like DJ on that episode of Full House when she was trying to lose weight, except I didn't do it intentionally lol. Met some new ladies though, which was super rad!

Can you believe Thanksgiving is merely days away?! I just can't comprehend it. Silly I know. It was 84 degrees today, and that makes it so hard to get excited about the holidays. But a guy down the street already has lights lining his house, and I couldn't be happier about it. I know a lot of people get irrationally angry about others who start celebrating early, but really, why does it matter?

I have so much to say about the Republican candidates for president and the Occupy Wall Street movement, but thinking or writing about anything important right now seems impossible. Have you seen Breaking Dawn yet? I haven't. I'm sure I will, but I couldn't get worked up enough to see it the weekend it came out.

That's not stopping me from watching Twilight on FX right now. I fail, I know lol.

Pro choice goes both ways

I just read that Michelle Duggar is expecting her 20th child. You know the Duggar's, that fundamental Christian family who have a show on TLC called 19 Kids and Counting.




I see a lot of people are angry about this, and I can't really understand why. Sure, it's bizarre when someone in 2011 is having 20 kids, this isn't the 1800's. And I'm the first one to admit that I agree with very little, if anything, this family believes in (though if you watch their show, you'll see they're actually pretty nice). But if they want to keep having kids, and they don't rely on financial help from anyone, what right do I have to be pissed about it? I'm pro choice, and people should remember that term goes both ways. Life is too short to be angry with people I don't know doing something that doesn't affect me. Of course we know the world is over populated, but I'm not ready to start calling out specific people, putting all of the blame on them and not the other families in the world who do the same thing, yet aren't in the public eye.

Spend time loving, not hating.