Perfect Sunday

Today came togher to be a perfect day in Lori's world. The recipe goes something like this...

* Sleeping in with the light rain outside as my background music-- CHECK

* Coffee ready when I wake up -- CHECK

* Homemade waffles for breakfast -- CHECK

* 50 minutes of Turbo Jam -- CHECK

* Long, leisurely bath -- CHECK

* Putting jammies back on after said bath -- CHECK

* Lazy afternoon at home with my boys -- CHECK

* Homemade banana bread -- CHECK

* Finishing a great book -- CHECK

* Not having to cook dinner because we made too much last night -- CHECK

* Never leaving the house -- CHECK

Comine all of the above ingredients and you have the recipe for Lori's Perfect Day. I hope you all had a good one too. :)

Observations from Grey's Anatomy

I'm SO happy that my favorite show is back. It was wonderful to see my favorite hospital staff back in action, but I did notice...

1. I liked "klepto" Lexie. She was fun and entertaining and definitely a character that I can get behind and root for!

2. I loved that Meredith is seeing a shrink, and the fact that she wasn't talking yet was SO Meredith. Meredith isn't a sparkly, shiny character and I'm glad to see that the writers remained true to that. I also liked how she was shown to be the competent doctor that she truly is with brain tumor guy. I know that the internet can be hard on Meredith, but to me she is real and human and flawed and I love how the writing team stays true to her character instead of making her what Derek thinks she should be. And Derek? Not talking about him. Enough said.

3. McSteamy isn't really all that steamy without the facial hair. Bring back the goatee!! But my favorite scene of the show was Mark and Derek in the elevator. Love, love!!

4. I. Hate. Rose.

5. Loved Izzie getting the beat down. I haven't loved her character since the whole Denny fiasco, so I'm glad to see her getting knocked down a few pegs!

6. I hated Christina basically cowering down to Hahn in her own home. That is not the Christina that I love, she would have never allowed herself to be made to feel like an intruder in her own home. Buck up girl and find that backbone that I know you have!

7. Please tell me that Hahn & Callie aren't really going to get it on. Eeewwww!!

8. YAY, Addison is back next week. CAN. NOT. WAIT!

Overall a fantastic episode I think. Or maybe it was just because it's been SO LONG it just seemed really old school Grey's good?? Either way I'm so happy it's back.

Thankful Thursday

It's Thursday already, which means the weekend is so close I can reach out and touch it, and it also means it is time for Thankful Thursday. Thanks to Tiburon for the idea and the graphic. Today I am thankful for...

1. My husband. I did a really stupid, brainless thing on Tuesday that is going to cost us some bucks to fix. I tried to squeeze my car into a small spot in our driveway and tagged our fence which left a nice size dent in my car. He could have been really upset with me, but he realized that I was upset enough with myself about it and he didn't get angry with me at all. I'm so thankful to have such a laid back, easy going guy!

2. Cole. I am so lucky to have such a great kid! He is sweet, smart, kind, fun, funny and just a general good guy. Even though he's growing up (too quickly for my liking), he still loves his Mom and isn't afraid to throw his arms around me and tell me so. I'm going to miss that when he gets too old and cool for me. :)

3. The NFL Draft. It's a long offseason for we NFL junkies, and this weekend in April is like water for a thirsty man. It's so exciting trying to guess who your team is going to draft. Will they have an immediate impact or are they a project? Is this the guy who is going to put us over the hump and get us to that elusive Super Bowl. I'm hoping my Cowboys pick up a quality running back and a future star wide receiver with our 2 first round picks. Or maybe package one of the picks with a lower round pick to get a veteran wide receiver in here to compliment T.O. It's definitely a must see TV event for us!

4. Grey's Anatomy. I've missed my friends at Seattle Grace and I'm so glad they are back tonight. I can't wait to see what they've been up to.

So what about you? What are you thankful for today?

Weekend Wrap Up

What a fun weekend this was! The weather was beautiful and quite a few things happened that made me happy...

* The Mustangs won! In case you don't know, the Mustangs is the name of Cole's flag football team that Ron coaches. They played Saturday and were down by 14 points at halftime and came back to win. They scored a touchdown with mere seconds left on the clock to win a thriller of a game! And Ron got his first Gatorade bath, except it was with water instead of Gatorade! :)

* I got to have a little me time on Friday night and I got a great manicure and pedicure. My toes are a lovely spring orange and I'm ready to show them off with some cute sandals.

* The Dallas Stars finally broke the Dallas playoff curse and won their first round playoff series! Believe in Black!! Now if only the Mavericks can follow suit, though I'm not holding my breath.

* And after over a month of searching, we finally got new bedding for the master bedroom, a pretty new taupe coverlet from Pottery Barn courtesy of Gigi...thanks Mom...and chocolate brown 650 thread count sheets to complete the ensemble. I know I'm going to sleep good tonight!

My Favorite Monday

This week's edition of My Favorite Monday asks for my favorite candy. Thanks to Tiburon for the fun idea and the graphic!

My favorite candy without question is the Chick-O-Stick.

It somehow manages to improve on the Butterfinger, or maybe more accurately the Butterfinger tried unsuccessfully to improve the Chick-O-Stick. Any candy with peanut butter in it is an automatic winner for me, and while I'm not crazy about candy that doesn't have some chocolate in it, Chick-O-Sticks get past that hurdle with the toasted coconut and the way they start out crunchy but become chewy like peanut butter. I've liked Chick-O-Sticks since I was a kid and one of my favorite memories was my Mom letting me get a treat at the drugstore and I always picked a Chick-O-Stick and a Dr. Pepper!

Thankful Thursday

It's that time again already. Thanks as always to Tiburon for the idea and the logo. Today I am thankful for...

1. The end of the week. I am so happy that tomorrow is finally Friday, which means I can finally get my colposcopy done and find out what is going on with my cervix. Luckily this extra week of waiting hasn't been too terrible. We do have storms in our forecast for tonight though, so please pray for no power outages this time so I can get this behind me.

2. Flag football. Cole is loving it and with Ron coaching the team, it has given them something to do together and is helping to bring them closer. Cole has always been a bit of a Mama's boy, so it's nice to see him developing the same appreciation for his Dad. Not to mention the games are fun. I'm getting such a kick out of watching these guys play. They are having fun and are pretty darned good too!

3. Clinique Deep Cleansing Emergency Mask. My face has been a breakout disaster this week and I love this mask for helping aid a quick clear up.

4. Jobs. Specifically mine and Ron's. I am so thankful that we both have good jobs that we enjoy and we each have a boss who is understanding of Cole's health issues. We have both had to miss so much work during Cole's short life because he's gotten sick so much and neither of us has been given grief by our respective boss. They understand and appreciate that our little man comes first with us and are actually very supportive.

So there you have it. What are you thankful for today?

Creepy...

I love the NBA and am excited for the playoffs, but this new commercial with a Steve Nash/Jason Kidd split promoting the playoffs is just plain freaky.