i've got a problem...

i love putting puzzles together. its very relaxing for me after a long day at work. but you see, unfortunately for me, i have a cat who likes to LAY ON the puzzle WHILE i'm trying to put it together. it just DOESN'T work.

knight & day

don't you hate it when someone you don't like changes your mind about them based off something that is COMPLETELY fictional? yeah, me too. but that's what happened to me with tom cruise. i've never really been a huge fan but after seeing KNIGHT and DAY, i realized i laughed my head off through the whole thing and i thought, "dangit! his charming (FICTIONAL) character got under my defenses." and BAM! i was a fan.

my dearest booboo

happy birthday bethany!!!

i love you. =)

meet eva

meet my niece, eva lynne fernandez. she's the size of a PAPAYA! (mmm... sounds delicious) i am SO EXCITED and CANNOT wait for her to come. =)

i have been counting down the days and helping natalie get ready. i hope eva realizes JUST how MUCH she's loved ALREADY. =)

foil LICKER

as seen on my chipotle cup...

"you can JUDGE ME if you want to, but I DON'T CARE. the little bit of SALSA and CHEESE and SOUR CREAM HANGING OUT in the bottom of my burrito foil after i'm done eating is MINE. ITS ALL MINE! digging down into those foil crevices is my tongue's favorite part of the day. even better is that every time i eat a chipotle burrito, the little SURPRISE at the bottom if my foil is DIFFERENT. i mean, sometimes its CARNITAS, the most awesome pork ever, and sometimes its CHICKEN or STEAK... SO FINE! i guess you can go ahead and call me a "FOIL LICKER". but that foil holds that ONE LAST delicious bite that i couldn't EVER think of throwing away. its like my BURRITO FLAVOR SAVINGS ACCOUNT--but its in a bank that won't ever need a BAILOUT."

HOW'D THEY KNOW THAT ABOUT ME!?

you WILL give me a hug

i have a scrubbin' of a brother who is not keen on physical affection like myself. i try and i TRY but unless its a special occasion (which for him it NEVER is) then he'd never consider it. so... to get around his stubbornness that seems to run so vibrantly through our family, i tried the back door for a hug from him. i mailed him MONEY and put this note on the outside:

"attention! by opening this card you are accepting FULL ownership of the hug and kiss that have been applied by your loving sister. refusal to do so will result in GRAVE consequences. love you!!! =D"

all i have to say is OWNED jeffrey. and i know you love me. even if you're not a hugger. but don't worry, one day you WILL be. i'm counting on it.

i love you. =)

UPDATE (07/01/10): he opened it. =D

happy birthday mama bear!

happy birthday to an i-don't-care-what-the-world-thinks-so-i'm-gonna-do-and-say-what-i-want kind of woman. i love you mama. =)

hip hip horray!

do you ever have one of those days where EVERYTHING is going your way?

today has been MY day. =D

cumbulo nimbus

clouds are so delicious.

lazy days

every saturday, i lounge by the pool with natalie.

i love my life. =)

a sad day to be a rug

yesterday was a sad day to be a rug...

what started out as a normal happy cleaning day turned into an ugly murderous day.

you see, my george loves to leave his mark wherever he goes and he doesn't listen when i tell him to pick up after himself. i seem to be FOREVER vaccuming up the trail left behind him and his furry body. and my bathroom rug? it's his place of choice when sprawling out on the cold tiles. since my rug is so thin, i can't vaccum it and my lint rollers just aren't cutting it anymore so i decided to toss it in the washing machine to see if that would do the trick.

oh, it worked alright. but not only did it take the fur off but it took the THREADING off too!

now all i have left is a CLEAN and UNUSABLE bathroom rug. =(

i liked it better covered in fur...

mugs galore

i have been collecting starbucks mugs for a while now and there has always been an "unwritten rule" stating that all mugs placed in a collection must be from places you have VISITED. well as you all know, i don't get to travel much; so instead of buying a mug from every city i visit and having a collection of what... 2 WHOLE mugs, i changed it up a bit and added an "unwritten clause" stating a mug purchased FOR me from someone i hold dear could count just the same.

enter my cousin gregory.

i haven't talked to him in over 22 years. that made me... 4 years old the last time i saw him. [LOTS has happened since then. hahaha.] while my uncle soctt was visiting, he told me greg was on a business trip in las vegas (LAS VEGAS!!). i thought i'd take the prime opportunity to open up lines of communication once again by BEGGING him (greg) to get me a las vegas STARBUCKS MUG. not only did he get me a VEGAS mug but he threw in a SAN ANTONIO mug JUST because he's that AWESOME!

so NOW... i have SEVENTEEN mugs. 18--if you count my forged "tallahassee mug", purchased for me by a dear friend who didn't have the heart to leave the city without one. =)

even though all my mugs weren't purchased BY me in cities i have VISITED, they all still hold wonderful memories for me. and that's what counts the most. =)

home alone

i've been gone for the past two days so i decided to stop home for lunch to check on george. normally, whenever i enter the front door, george comes running up, BEGGING to be petted. i walked in and nothing. he was nowhere to be seen. i called for him but there was no furry little creature trotting up to the door expecting to be THOROUGHLY petted. not wanting to jump the alarm-gun too quickly, i hunted around for him while calling "treats!" still no response.

and then i heard it. the teeniest, tinniest, little raspy meow.

george was stuck OUTSIDE! i had let him out in the screened-in porch so he could feel the cool breezes on his fur and apparently NEVER LET HIM BACK IN! TWO WHOLE DAYS ago! he had NO water, NO food, and NO TOILET. i felt completely awful.

he came in and ran straight for his bowl. once he'd had his fill, he didn't move to his water bowl. he didn't go to the bathroom sink. he went STRAIGHT for the SHOWER!

i, of course, obliged him.

my guardian angels

last night, my bro franklin and i headed down to the ritz in ybor city for an UBER DELICIOUS experience. it was LOUD and BRIGHT and SWEATY and AMAZINGLY AWESOME.

dudes. it was sick.

all i can say is... it was TOTALLY worth each and every one of the 5000 pennies i spent.

i took some videos with my blackberry but they didn't convey the true beauty of the experience so here is one of their music videos. =)

and here are some photos from the night:

it was meant to be

yet ANOTHER one of my life goals will be realized tomorrow night. i, stephanie watson, get to see ANGEL & AIRWAVES in CONCERT!!!! i'm so freaking STOKED!

i am going to be starring at THIS face ALL night:

(dancing with delight!!!)