Sick Morning Addiction...

Every morning when I wake up I drop to my knees and say a prayer for the day. Then I head into the restroom to take care of normal morning rituals. After that I go into my office and begin what I call my Sick Morning Addiction. I check my emails and reply to any clients, sending them properties and reports if needs be. Then I log onto http://www.shopbop.com/ to check out the new styles for the day. The I log onto http://www.perezhilton.com/ to see what the new celebrity and political gossip is for the last 24 hours. Then I am off to the good ole http://www.myspace.com/ to see what my friends and family are up to. After that I return to my emails to see if anything new has popped up (by that time I usually have about 15 property searches to review). Then I go through my act software to see what new clients I have for the day and send them emails before I call them a couple of hours later. Then I hit up perezhilton again to see about 10 more gossip columns. Then I get back on my email to make sure that all of my previous emails were sent to good email addresses and didn't bounce back with a failure message.
I am sick!!! I am addicted to the computer in the mornings. I literally have to peal myself out of the chair to go make breakfast for my husband and play with my dog. I am removing my chair today and replacing it with a workout stability ball so I don't get so comfortable and just sit for an hour wasting precious time. I am serious. If I don't get my morning computer hour I feel incomplete the whole day... It's time things change.
I am going to try to wake up every morning, pray, do the restroom rituals, and then go hit the canal and run for an hour instead of sitting at the computer. This way if I happen to get lost in cyberspace, I will have already worked out. When I work out the last thing I want to do is sit at a computer. I will just do my work and get on with my day.
Sorry this is so borring. Notice that I am still on the computer. I can't get off of it!!! AHHHHH!

Connie Mack World Series 2008

Derek and Ron were coaching the Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, NM and Beverly and I decided to go support the team for the weekend. We made the 7 1/2 hour drive by ourselves, and the boys took the "Big League" team bus. We drove through the desert, then the forest, then the desert again. We saw so many Hogans on the huge indian reservations. Bev had to educated me on what a Hogan was... they were everywhere. We also saw crazy rock formations once we got up around the Four Corners Past Gallup, NM.

This is Ship Rock. It is a national monument in Shiprock, NM. Either that or they are making it one. We read an article that said they are building a resort next to it.

The team and the coaches had a police escort from the city limits all of the way to the Connie Mack bbq welcoming all of the teams. It was so amazing. There were about 10-12 cops with the sirens on... you would think the president was in town. The town of Famington did a great job.

Once the guys got off of the bus they were greeted by family, their fans and of coarse the FHS cheerleaders. These girls danced and cheered welcoming the boys in style then walked them arm in arm to their orientation inside the Civic Center. It was quite an event. The guys had to feel important.

This is a picture of some of the teams during the Opening Game Ceremonies. You can see the Firebird coaches in the middle wearing white shirts. There were 8 teams total from all over the US and Puerto Rico. Florida, Connecticut, NY, 2 AZ teams, California, Puerto Rico and Farmington.

Father & Son... they did a great job. Ron was a head coach and Derek was the 1st base coach.
Beverly and her baby boy... look at those smiles!

The Firebirds ended up coming in at 3rd Place. They could have won the whole thing but we will never know. The score was 5-6 in the 5th inning and the Firebirds only had 1 out and were at bat. It started to rain, so they called the game final and gave the win to the NY team. That's normal in affiliated ball as long at you enter the 5th inning you don't have to continue the game the next day. That call shouldn't have been made for a World Series game. Everyone was sooooooooooooo mad. They played great ball, and really could have won the whole thing. Next year...
Beverly and I decided to take a trip up to Durango, CO while we were in Farmington. It was a 50 minute drive and beautiful the whole way. It felt like you could reach up and touch the clouds. I can't wait to go back and see the night sky.

This is Honeyville. We stopped there and saw anything and everything that you can make out of honey. It was so neat to see, and the people working there were so happy.

This was a live beehive inside Honeyville. The tube at the top followed the ceiling to a hole leading to the outside. The bees were free to gather food and help the enviornment then come back to the hive. We even saw he queen bee. She has a big red dot on her back. So cool.

The scenery was breathtaking... It was so green and the ridges on this mountain were so beautiful. It really makes you take a step back and appreciate the beauty around us. It was a day to count our blessings.

We drove up about 15 miles past Durango and stopped at this lodge. The views were spectacular. This subdivision is full of homes that go from $3-$5 million. I always like to see what the real estate goes for.
This is located in the center of Durango and the whole town seemed to be there. Beverly and I wanted to go tubing sooooooooo bad, so we are going to plan a trip up there again next summer. The water in this river was crystal clear, and there were all ages floating down it.

These pictures are of the "Old Main Street" shopping area. There were such colorful flowers everywhere. Every store front had flower boxes in the windows, hanging flowers and potted flowers. It was so pretty. We can't wait to visit again!

Photo Shoot

Derek and I haven't had our pictures taken since we got married. I won the "Engagement Package" photo shoot from Ivy James Photography and couldn't be happier. We went to the Civic Center in Scottsdale and sweat our booties off (it was about 110 degrees out so I need to photoshop some sweaty brow shots), but got some great photos. The photograper gave me all of the photos on a cd and made me an album, so I can print up as many as I want. We took Sophia with us so we could get a few "family shots" in. It's so nice to have current photos. I better not wait almost 4 years to get new ones done again.

I...

I am: A work in progress at all times
I think: That laughter is the way to go & I am always cracking jokes
I Know: That God loves me and that Jesus is my best friend
I want: To meet more people who are ready to buy houses
I have: A totally hot husband whom I L-O-V-E
I wish: To have healthy beautiful babies soon.
I hate: When I burn food under the broiler or get a sunburn
I Miss: everything about my Grandma Colby
I fear: Being alone in the house at night during a storm
I feel: Antsy and want to go running but it's too hot right now
I hear: The sound of silence, which is a nice break
I crave: Success, Freedom, & Great Sushi
I search: For great deals on everything from property to handbags
I wonder: How I can make the world a better place
I regret: Caring about what people thought when I was younger
I love: Traveling and can't wait to see the world
I care: About the work I do and strive to do everything perfectly
I always: Smell my food before I will eat it.
I am not: Boring or Quiet
I believe: In the power of prayer and gratitude and all things positive
I dance: Anywhere and everywhere and it’s not pretty
I sing: Church songs every day in the shower
I don't always: Remember to turn on the dryer when I put clothes in it
I fight: My addictions everyday
I write: In a journal whenever I need to calm down
I lose: Myself in books as often as possible
I never: Want to forget who I am and who I am supposed to become
I listen: To Madonna & Rhianna when I need a pick me up
I can usually be found: By myself and enjoying every minute of it
I am scared: Of horror movies and have nightmares if I watch them
I need: To learn to extend my very short attention span
I am happy about: My open mind and the diversity of the people in my life. I love you all!