Andy's #1

For the last two years I have had the pleasure of spending an evening every month with four of the most amazing women ever. We cook together, sip amazing drinks and talk about everything from scandalous shoes to dogs to what ever crazy things have occurred in our lives in the last month.

Last night was our night and somehow the night turned into something I think none of us expected, a "makeunder" for Erin. I don't know how it happened, perhaps a little margarita and a bit of pure genius, but Erin ended up with definite Polygamist hairstyle. Of course she was very humble in taking the role and graciously let me take pictures. I took it upon myself to un-groom her brows to make her Wife #1 material. I really think it works for her...The earrings are so unholy though.

You know you watch too many DVRed programs

When you see a truck pass on the street with something weird in the truck bed but your friend misses it and your first thought is, "oh that's okay I will just rewind it". You only then realize your mistake when you actually lift your hand with your invisible remote control to "rewind", that this is real life, and it does not come with a remote control.
Lucky for me I have recently finished my current DVR obsessed show and will have a more moderate collection of DVRed shows. What will I do with all my extra time?

We have a blog

Jenni and I have a photo blog for our project....You can find us here.

Just for Lisa's clarification

The sister picture are now being posted on my flickr page here

Seen in this morning's headlines

"Vatican: It's okay to believe in aliens"

Didn't read the article but the title was awesome. Thanks for the permission dear Vatican.

Day 3

Our Jungles, Day 2

A Day in the Life of...

Jenni and I decided to try and take picture of our lives for each other everyday and then post them together. We got the idea here and thought it might be interesting. Hopefully we can post everyday...We will try!
Here is our first...

Poem

HAha! Lisa wrote me a poem. I do believe she gets a little bored at work sometimes. How fortunate for me!

Two Sisters

Two Memories:
Once Jenni and I were in opposite rooms of the apartment. Our TV was blaring and that stupid Six Flags commercial came on the TV. You know the one I am talking about. The one with the masked "old" man and the house music? So the music starts and I am overcome with this need to dance like an idiot, so why not dance into the living room? And I did only to find that Jenni was doing the exact same dance coming from the other side of the house. We both gave the "what are you doing?" look and then fell into fits of laughter.

Sheryl, Jenni and I went to Party City to buy some things for, well, for a party of course! While we were pursuing through the aisles I came across these awesome Harry Potter wands that light up. So naturally, as any Harry Potter fan would do, I picked up the wand and did my best wand wave saying "Alohamora!" Of course, since Jenni is almost me and I am almost her, standing on the other side of Sheryl, Jenni had found a wand too and was also doing her best "alohamora" wand wave out loud and at the same time. Poor Sheryl! I think she vowed never to go to Party City with us again.

Sometimes we are so alike it is scary. I miss you my Jenni Penni, more than Sirius misses James.

Thanks Erin, I wish you would have told me.

I was wrong

Its not just a bruise. Its a whole rainbow of colors. And overnight I have developed a few more bruises and some very sore ribs. I can't even laugh!
Don't think that's a problem? You try conducting the Tamara train to Giggle Town without laughing. It's just not possible people, trust me.

Um, Ouch

Today I was working on my garden, slipped on a loose brick landed on my butt and then fell off a four foot wall, did some weird twisty thing in the air and then almost did a face plant onto half concrete pavers and half dirt. Before I moved I thought to myself:

1. ouch (and a few cuss words, oopsy!)
2. that probably looked really stupid
3. Hmm, you know Tamara most accidents happen post fall from people getting up to fast and playing it off. You learned that in Massage School and if you are going to give people that advise you should probably take it yourself

My dog thought I had died or something because she came running over to check on me, sniffed me and then walked away. Thanks Sam.
Luckly, only a few scrapes and one large bruise on my butt shaped like the corner of a brick. Sweet.

I got tagged- Meme

It’s another 5 things meme and it has rules:

1. Each player answers the five questions about themselves.
2. At the end of the post, the player tags five more people, posts their names and then goes to their respective blogs where they must leave a comment letting them know that they have been tagged to play along.

What was I doing ten years ago?

• I was worrying about fitting in to a normal high school instead of independent studies.
• Dyeing my hair for the first time and cutting it about 5+ inches.
• Trying to figure out what this life thing is.
• Loving my nephew Andrew and like Jenni waiting for Joshy to arrive
  
• Wondering why Tiffany and Michael were living at our house and having a teenage attitude with them.

Five things currently on my to-do list

• Go camping.
• Get a new camera.
• Finish my garden/ backyard oasis.
• Drag Katie to Best Buy to get them to fix my computer without me being a girl and crying.
• Clean my room.

Five snacks I enjoy

• Strawberries
• rice cakes and peanut butter
• skittles
• anything Wendy makes
• watermelon
  

Five things I would do if I was a billionaire (I am cheating on the first FOUR and stealing them from Jenni)

• Buy my parents a house, cars and set them up for life.
• Buy my sister a house, car and set her up for life.
• Take care of my nephews for the rest of their lives.
  
• Travel the world.
• Get my license and create a foundation that takes care of Senior Citizens by utilizing Holistic Health and Healing through massage and building relationships (obviously not in a dirty way, get you mind out of the gutter people!)
  

Five of my bad habits

• Bitting my nails
  
• sleeping too late in the morning to work out
• throwing my clothes on my floor
• swearing while driving (Its those other drivers!)
• Loosing my temper too quickly (took that one from Laura, Me Too!)
  

Five places I have lived

• Castro Valley, CA
• Napa Valley, CA
• Castro Valley, CA (lived here twice...)
  
• San Jose, CA
• San Diego, CA
  

Five jobs that I have had

• Sales Associate for Berean Christian Stores in the Curriculum Department
• janitor (me too Laura!)
• Nanny for a summer for two little girls
• Massage Therapist (on the side...)
  
• Accounting Department at an Architecture Firm (still here...)
  

my five tags:

• Lisa
• Carrie
• Aaryn
• Ryan (even though I don't think he will do it...)
• Susan (you have to do it on flickr tehehehehe)
  

Tehehehe

How can my sister NOT love me when I do things like this?

Oh the Terror

Watched this today and I am totally laughing! Didn't they learn anything from Harry Potter? They are supposed to swing it over their head and toss it out of the garden!

The kind of deliciousness that is not good for me...

I made scones this week. Chocolate with walnuts and Apricot. They taste like sugar heaven and I feel the consequences.
Good thing I shared them at work otherwise I would have gained 15lbs just looking at them.

Steven Segal is Creepy

And when I say creepy, I mean creepy

Lifesode #2-23-08 Learning to pay attention

Last night I went to the Souplantation with Sheryl and Laura for dinner. I had finished my salad and Sheryl and I decided to go refill our drinks and grab some pasta. Now mind you I was feeling pretty tired last night, however that does not give me a excuse to be a complete space cadet.
So we head back to our table and I put my stuff down and notice I forgot a fork and so I exclaim to "Laura" "Ahhh man! I need to go get a fork" only then did I turn and to my utter horror realize that it was indeed NOT Laura, but some lady who is looking at me like I have lost my marbles and I ain't gonna find them at that table. I finally see Sheryl out of the corner of my eye who has frozen in her spot and looks completely bewildered about what the heck I am doing and hear Laura behind me say "Uh, Tam? I am back here..."
"Right, Um sorry about that." I turn around and sit down at the right table but really want to just crawl under it instead. Another day in the life of Tamara.

On the verge of Hilarity

Mint is not my favorite thing. I don't hate it, but the smell is weird to me.
THIS had me in tears laughing though. Sick.