Cupcakes

I must say that I am surprisingly sick of seeing F***ING CUPCAKES EVERYWHERE!!! Yes they're delicious, and yes they're cute to look at, but come on!!! Its annoying. I'll tell you what brought this I'm sick of cupcakes rant on... I was looking through other random blogs and I saw about 3 with cupcake backgrounds. CUPCAKES!!! Whatever happened to whole cakes, are people so weight conscious now that they can't have a slice of cake, they have to eat a f***ing cupcake?! I also hate when you go to the store and you see a whole bunch of cupcakes in the shape of an actual cake. Why not buy an actual cake! I get it, this way you don't have to dirty a knife, plate or fork; but you do end up with sticky fingers and a piece of paper. I also hate that now cupcake stores are EVERYWHERE. (well maybe not everywhere, but they're around.)

Goodbye Hawaii! Hello....

Ft. Bragg, North Carolina!!!

My husband just told me where we are moving to. I am so excited!!! North Carolina is so beautiful and it is one of the largest bases in the world I believe. We're moving either in September or October. I am really excited, a little worried for my husband who will have to begin jumping out of planes again, but other then that I'm really excited!

-- On a side note, I finished that amazing Jilly Cooper book. It was really good. I cried at the end because she killed off one of my fav charactors from another of her books. Very sad indeed.

Jump! by Jilly Cooper

OK... I just have to write this down and let the world know how much I am in love with the very first page of this book. Best line I've read in a while, and I only just opened the book. On a side note, I absolutely love Jilly Cooper books, something about her I just love. Just remember this line was written by someone born in the 30s.

OK the line I'm talking about can be found on: Chapter One, Page One, paragraph 5. It is written as such:

"If you'll excuse me, gentlemen, I have to go and fuck my secretary."

This is said in the middle of a meeting. Isn't that just the most amazing thing you've ever read?! Or at least visualised. This man of 60 I assume, as it says he has been married for 45 years, gets up in the middle of a meeting and says... THAT!!! (wishing I could draw an arrow)

Its funny and entertaining to me and really, that is all that matters. :-)

Houston Rodeo Pics (Some) 2011

Panoramic View of Reliant Stadium

That has got to hurt the poor cow

The one that got away (I was literally cheering for the cow)

Get off of me!

WooHoo!

Doesn't the bull look pissed?

Oh Yeah!

He really is pulling it by the tail

5 year olds riding sheep... SOOOO cute

Some Pictures from Houston Zoo

Thinking time

Soooo Sleepy

Bald Eagle

Who is Trace Adkins?

I have been asking that question for about two days now. Who is he? Yes it's a he. Last night we went to the Rodeo and he was the one performing. Everyone that we went with didn't even have an answer to that question. Very strange. The Rodeo was so much fun yesterday although I was a little disappointed in the animals. There weren't that many! Out of say 200 there was only about 50 on show. So many of the stalls were empty, very disappointing. I'm not sure if those cows haven't arrived or if they were off somewhere else doing cow things. And if you know me you should know how much I love cows. We did get to pet a cow which K said to it while petting that "it was a stupid animal", do the cow turned it's head away and moo'd. It was the highlight of that particular part of the rodeo.

We then ventured around the shops, like market stands, and they had such nice stuff... But so expensive! We were looking at belts and we saw one for 470$!!! A BELT! Needless to say we didn't buy one, I mean come on who would spend that much on a belt? You would definately want to get your moneys worth if you purchased it. They had some real nice cowboy boots which I am so buying before i leave Texas, but I'm going to get them at a regular store with a not so high mark up. I think i'll get blue ones, they're so pretty.

We then ventured outside and up to the suite we were going to be sitting in (awesome tickets by the way), where we met our very friendly, very Irish bartender... Seriously I don't think I've ever had drinks so strong, but oh so delicious! He was making a rum and coke, not for me but for someone else who I got it for, and I said to him "with a splash of coke", he poured in about a half glass, I looked at him and said "I said a splash", he turns to me and says "that's an American splash, not like those Australian splashes!" I cracked up at that.

So the rodeo began which was amazing, some of the calves got away so I'm sitting up in the suite yelling "GO COW!" I must've looked like a crazy person cheering for the cow at the rodeo but come on, it was pretty awesome when the little fella got away. I loved the bull riding. I took a whole bunch of pics that I'll post once I get home, as i forgot the cord for the comp. So the rodeo finished and the kids came out to catch a calf for a scholarship, it was hilarious. Some of these kids were catching those calves by the tail and the kid would fall so the cow would start pulling the kid around.... Highly amusing.

So then the concert began.... The concert with Trace Adkins, yes him. He sang about ten songs I think and even though I sat through his concert I'm still asking myself "who is Trace Adkins?" I couldn't understand a word he was saying, I understood the song about my ass... Yes MY ASS!!, just kidding. Then after the concert we left... It was a very enjoyable afternoon/night. I love the rodeo and I'm hoping to go back for another show before I go back to Hawaii.

On another note, my hubby brought me this pretty badass iPad, which i love! I am writing this on it now and you can use the keyboard just like you would use a regular one, you know touch typing, and have no issues.. I love the touch screen and all the apps, very badass, and very sweet of him to buy for me.