Trick or Treat!

halloween is going to suck this year:

JoePa

joe paterno has been coaching football at penn state since before i was freakin born. he has a kick ass resume that contains a buttload of awards and accomplishments, including a career record of 381 wins...WOW! penn state isn't a team that i'm obsessed with, but because i have mad respect for joepa as a coach, i can't help but respect the team that he leads as well.

abc put together a little reflection of joepa's career during the penn st-ohio st game, and i LOVED it. the song they used, "the story" by brandi carlile, fit perfectly with the montage. there couldn't have been a better way to sum up his life as a coach, to which has led him to become a football legend.

Goin' to the Chapel...

no, not me fools!

2009 is all about the weddings! three people who are very dear to my heart are getting married, tying the knot, gettin' hitched, taking the plunge (ok, you get it), and i couldn't be any more happier and excited for them!

the first to say "i do" (in order of the wedding date) is my BFFL, shannon! in may, shannon and her boo, kevin, will take a cruise along the mediterranean and become husband and wifey in santorini, greece! uhh, can you say jealous?! due to the fact that not all of their invitees can make it out there (its not exactly the next town over), they will have their wedding reception in good ol' fresno in august, which means PARRRR-TAY!

future mr & mrs meine

next to step up to the altar would be my cousin, mariana and her "biggest catch," morgan (mo likes to fish). they are looking at a summer wedding to say their mushy-mushy vows and officially become mr. and mrs. barnes. mariana is definitely going to bring a lot of creative cuteness to the wedding, and i can't wait to see it all come together for the big day, where we can thank cupid for shooting them where the sun don't shine, and giving us a reason to PARRRR-TAY!

almost mr & mrs barnes

wedding #3 would be another cousin of mine, solene. her and her future hubby, anthony, plan to wed in october. solene is a lot younger than me, but seeing how she is totally in love with anthony, and is ready to spend the rest of her life with him, makes me look at her as a young woman and not my "baby cousin" anymore. (sigh) kids these days. but i know they'll live a long and happy life together, and i want nothing but the best for these two lovebirds. since they live in oceanside, their wedding will more than likely take place in southern cali, which means i gotta take a road trip in order to make it to this PARRRR-TAY!

going to be mr & mrs rodriguez

so bring on the bridal showers, the bachelorette parties, the trying on of the bridesmaid dresses, wedding cakes, and the bouquet tosses (watch me go 3 for 3, baby)...i've got three good reasons to celebrate (and cry my eyeballs out) and thank god, not only for bringing these three couples into each others lives, but for bringing them into my mine....awww, that was sweet.

did i mention i'm ready to PARRR-TAY?!!

Cruisin' the Bay

yesterday i had the chance to take a sight seeing tour along the san francisco bay by boat. as many times as i've been to this wonderful city, i have yet to take a cruise on the bay. thankfully the weather cooperated, so it made the experience that more enjoyable. i think my favorite part of the journey was going under the golden gate bridge. i've gotten so used to driving over it, but being able to see it from underneath was pretty neato-speedo! also, there just happened to be an airshow taking place that day, so we were able to watch the beginning of it from our boat. i was kinda worried that i was gonna get "sea sick", but i think watching the planes do all them loopy-dee-loops was even more nauseating...bleh. don't worry, i got over it after i had a piece of chocolate from the ghirardelli place, yummy!

so i got a little camera happy (as usual) and took pictures from just about every angle on the boat---what? so sue me!

TOUCHDOWN!

because i'm still gloating over fresno state's win against ucla, i just have to post my favorite play of the game. running back, ryan matthews, is amazing! check out his td run that got fresno state fans pumped and going crrrrazy!! to say that i saw it with my very own eyes still makes me wet myself:

From Rub-On to Permanent

so last saturday i was able to witness fresno state kick some ucla booty! it was great, it was exciting, and it was sooo freakin' hot!! it was a hot day for a football game, but sitting out there and frying in the sun, while watching the dogs give it to the bruins was well worth it. to get in the bulldog spirit, my gal pals and i decided to sport those rub-on pawprint tattoos on our cheeks. my first attempt to rub it on didn't go so well, only the top part of the pawprint rubbed on. i thought "eh, that's ok. i have more to play with"...nobody told me that these things are a mother effer to get off. i scratched, scraped, and rubbed at what seemed like FOR-EV-ER trying to get the damn thing off. seriously, i took some flesh off which would lead to a scab later on. after that battle, i thought, "do i really want to do this again?" but i said "why not?" and put two pawprints on my right cheek, which looked totally cute, and went on my merry way.

so after the game, we get back to the hotel, and i'm just dying to take a shower. but first, these tats gotta come off. one of my friends had suggested to use rubbing alcohol (which i had none of) or tape. so i run down to the front desk and ask the concierge (spelling?) guy for a few strips of tape. from his expression, i'm pretty sure he doesn't get asked that often. i got the tape and ran back up to the room to start the tattoo removal process. thank god rich was there, and thank god he's so patient and helpful, because he stood there putting tape on, then peeling it off over and over and over again (i was about to ask him if he did eyebrows, but i didnt). it took some time but the tape was a far better technique than using my sharp fingernail. after we get them removed, i've come to find that my sunburnt face now has pawprint tan marks! those suckers are here to stay...

my co-worker thought my new "tat" was hysterical, so he took a snapshot of it. if you look closely and tilt your head, the pawprint will appear. you can also see the scab that got left behind from trying to remove the first tat. and to think that my high school reunion is in 2 days....grrrreat. looks like i have a date at the MAC counter.

oh, and it wasn't until after all the hoopla that rich showed me the package and pointed out the words in bold:
DON'T RUB, SCRUB, OR SCRATCH OFF...hehe, oops.

go bulldogs! = )